The Logic of Incest: A Structuralist Analysis of Hebrew Mythology

by Seth Daniel Kunin

The myths of Genesis are the foundation for hundreds of texts written at later diachronically distinct and datable periods. Seven texts-Genesis itself, Genesis Rabbah, Pirke deRabbi Eliezer and mediaeval compilations-are examined here, with five interrelated questions in focus: Can structuralist theory be applied usefully to societies conscious of history and change? What is the relationship between continuity and trasformation as a mythological tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567449130
• ISBN13: 9780567449139
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"