Negotiating power in Ezra-Nehemiah /

Negotiating power in Ezra-Nehemiah /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Laird, Donna, author.
Imprint:	Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2016]
Description:	xiii, 403 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Ancient Israel and its literature ; number 26 Ancient Israel and its literature ; no. 26.
Subject:	Bible. -- Ezra -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Nehemiah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Ezra. Bible. -- Nehemiah. Power (Social sciences) Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10929948

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ISBN:	9781628371390 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1628371390 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780884141648 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0884141640 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-385) and indexes.
Summary:	"Donna Laird examines Ezra and Nehemiah in the light of modern sociological theorist Pierre Bourdieu. How did this context of hardship, exile, and return change what Ezra and Nehemiah viewed as important? How did they define who was a part of their community, and who was an outsider? It goes on to explore how the books engaged readers at the time: how it addressed their changing circumstances, and how different groups gained and used "social power," or the ability to influence society"--
Other form:	Online version: Laird, Donna, author. Negotiating power in Ezra-Nehemiah Atlanta : SBL Press, [2016] 9780884141631

Table of Contents:

Max Weber, Pierre Bourdieu, and questions about Ezra-Nehemiah
Methodology
Themes and motifs in Ezra 1-6
Ezra 2: defining the community
Ezra 3: ritual and identity
Ezra 4-6: contesting legitimacy
Ezra 5-6: support for temples and priests
Ezra 1-6: social realities and expectations
The Nehemiah memoir
Nehemiah 5: economics and the state
Penitential prayers
Ezra 7-10: (de-)constructing a community
Ezra 9-10: Israel and "foreign wives"
Conclusions.