{"product_id":"9781850754916","title":"Between Sheol and Temple : Motif Structure and Function in the I-Psalms (The Library of Hebrew Bible\/old Testament Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs against traditional cultic and sociological interpretations of the 'I' Psalms, this original study stresses the 'I' as a literary figure. Yet on the other hand, the historical interest of the traditional models is retained, here with emphasis on 'original' function and intent. There is a common set of central motifs related to the 'I'-figure, most easily discernible when referring to categories of locality. The 'I' is depicted in a sacred landscape of contrasting localities-'Sheol' and 'Temple' connected by the concept of 'Way'. This motif structure deploys an ideological language in which the 'I' figure is an embodiment of a religious paradigm, that attests a process of actualization and integration. The religiosity of these texts is of a mystical character, pointing to some religious practice of intense personal character aimed at experience of a divine reality. No doubt the social location of such experience was among the elite, but some texts hint at a possible 'democratization' of the religious practice they portray.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheffield Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48761665978603,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":485.26,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781850754916-1.jpg?v=1781708960","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781850754916","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}