{"product_id":"like-a-lone-bird-on-a-roof-animal-imagery-and-the-structure-of-psalms-9781575069654","title":"“Like a Lone Bird on a Roof”: Animal Imagery and the Structure of Psalms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Tova Forti shows how investigation of the poetics of the animal kingdom can elucidate the effect metaphors exert on psalmodic theology. The focus herein on the faunal imagery in Psalms—the literary perception of the animals adduced and the structural and stylistic rhetorical features of the imagery—serves as a lens through which the reader can perceive the poetic dynamics and their impact upon and interaction with the psalm as a prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForti pays particular attention to the contextual meaning and cultural environment of animal imagery to show how faunal images are used in the formulation and communication of didactic truths and principles regarding human behavior. These depictions can occasionally function as \u003ci\u003eimitato animalis\u003c\/i\u003e by imbuing animals with human characteristics of language, thought, and empathy, animal life in order to illustrate basic moral precepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume focuses upon two principal poetical devices—refrains and secondary interpolations—in which animal imagery in the Psalms is often employed as a stage-setting device. A literary analysis of the structure of the psalms in which this faunal imagery is employed reveals the figurative and symbolic impact of this particular domain upon the poetic texture of each psalm. This methodology has diachronic consequences, demonstrating that both poetical devices may function as means of composition in the ongoing process of creating liturgy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Overall, [Forti] displays commendable consistency in her approach to metaphors. Her work may serve as a useful methodological tool for any future research into metaphors in the Psalms.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Juan Cruz \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Forti has written an interesting study with a clear delimitation. Her study enriches Psalm exegesis, focused on animal imagery with zoological perspectives and the literary trends of how the Psalms’ imagery employs these animals ‘symbolically’ (cognitively).”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Izaak J. de Hulster \u003ci\u003eBibliotheca Orientalis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Forti has presented a stimulating discussion on a topic that can be easily overlooked. Animal imagery, while not infrequently used in the Psalms, can be ignored or treated superficially. This study reminds us of the significance of such imagery and the multiple effects it has on both the structuring of the text and the concepts being presented in the text.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—David Cohen \u003ci\u003eReview of Biblical Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tThe Psalms as Liturgy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tImagery, Metaphor, and Simile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tSynopsis of Research on Metaphors in the Psalms \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tThe Focus of Investigation and Methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Faunal Imagery in Psalmodic Refrains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 49:13, 21: A wisdom motif of human ignorance and the futility of wealth—בהמות ‘beasts’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalms 59:7, 15; 22:13–14, 17, 21–22; and 118:10–12: Animal imagery as representing the psalmist’s adversary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 59:7, 15: Wild-dog imagery to denote the psalmist’s enemy—כלב ‘dog’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 22:13–14, 17: Bulls, mighty ones of Bashan, lions, dogs, and wild oxen as metonyms for the psalmist’s adversaries—כלב ‘dog,’ פר ‘bull,’ אריה ‘lion’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 118:10–12: Bee imagery as denoting the psalmist’s enemies—דבורה ‘bee’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Faunal Imagery as Secondary Interpolation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tProverbs 1:10–19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 84:4: Intimacy with God—צפור ‘bird’ and 'sparrow' דרור\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 102:7–8: Desolation and isolation—קאת ‘great owl,’ כוס ‘owl,’ and צפור ‘bird’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalms 33:16–17 and 32:8–9: Wisdom motifs within theological contemplation—סוס ‘horse’ and פרד ‘mule’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tPsalm 32:8–9 83\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tFaunal Imagery in Psalmodic Refrains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tFaunal Imagery as Secondary Interpolation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndexes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tIndex of Authors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tIndex of Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188741529943,"sku":"9781575069654","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/like-a-lone-bird-on-a-roof-animal-imagery-and-the-structure-of-psalms-9781575069654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}