Confessions of an Impotent Potentate: Reading Daniel 4 through the Lens of Ritual Punishment Theory

This article offers a rereading of Dan. 4.30 through the lens of a male punishment ritual. It is argued that the punishments God inflicts on Nebuchadnezzar reflect aspects found in a liminal hazing rite. Indeed, one of the primary markers of hazing is the use of sexual degradation as a means to esta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal for the study of the Old Testament 2014-09, Vol.39 (1), p.79-100
1. Verfasser: Cason, Thomas Scott
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Sprache:eng
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