Emotions in biblical law
Subtitle: a cognitive science approach
By: Thomas Kazen
Series: Hebrew Bible Monographs -- 36; Hebrew Bible monographs -- 36.
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sheffield, U.K
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781907534294
Subjects: Psykologiska aspekter; Judisk rätt; Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-195) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The role of the body in religion; title: pt. I: Cognitive foundations; title: Evolution, emotion and morality: a biological perspective; title: Morality, convention and ritual: the role of culture; title: Four 'moral' emotions: disgust, empathy, fear and a sense of justice; title: pt. II: Textual applications; title: Pentateuchal legal collections: an overview; title: Dirt and disgust in biblical purity laws; title: Empahty and ethics in the covenant code, Deuteronomy and the holiness code; title: Punishment and presence: fear of foreigners, God and demons; title: A sense of justice: acceptance and atonement in civil and sacrificial law; title: Conclusion; title: Emotions in legal collections: what can we learn?