Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781850756279)

'Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence' examines the book of Joshua as a construction of national identity. This pioneering New Historicist analysis shows how the Deuteronomist used war oracle language and epic historical lore to negotiate sociopolitical boundaries. It asserts that text and context interacted in a programme consolidating King Josiah's authority in the wake of Assyrian imperial collapse. The book argues that the conquest narrative is not simple 'us against them' propaganda but a complex web of negotiations defining identity and otherness. The analysis draws on Foucault's principle that power is something exercised rather than merely possessed.

Author: Lori L. Rowlett
ISBN-10: 1850756279
ISBN-13: 9781850756279
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1996
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d