Violence, power and society in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Alex P. Jassen, New York University.
| Author/creator | Jassen, Alex P. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xi, 282 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- From contextless accounts to holistic portraits of violence -- The beginnings of violent content -- Sectarian identity, intensified conflict, and the turn to violence -- Persecution, victimhood, and storytelling in sectarian portraits of present-time violence -- Reversal, reciprocity, and revenge in sectarian fantasies of eschatological violence -- Violent imaginaries and practical violence in the War Scroll -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Violence is one of the key themes in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In this volume, Alex P. Jassen explores the intersection of violence and power in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the ancient sectarian movement which generated and preserved these texts. He offers insights into the origins and function of violence for the people behind the Dead Sea Scrolls"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-265) and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Jassen, Alex P. Violence, power and society in the Dead Sea Scrolls Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025 9781009609128 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009609104 |
| LCCN | 2025016401 |
| ISBN | 9781009609081 |
| ISBN | 1009609084 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781009609098 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1009609092 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (electronic publication) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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