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The Politics of Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East: Lonely Leaders, Lonely Prophets

The Politics of Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East: Lonely Leaders, Lonely Prophets

Kozlova, Ekaterina
Quick, Laura
Hildebrandt, Samuel

Hardcover

Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Bible Studies

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 28, 2027

ISBN10: 0567728935
ISBN13: 9780567728937
Publisher: T&T Clark
Published: Oct 28 2027
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume is the sequel to Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible (2025), which examined loneliness and related experiences, including social exclusion, ostracism, and isolation, as well as the practices that sought to counter them, across a range of texts in the Hebrew Bible and its wider cultural milieu. Expanding the scope of that pioneering study, the present collection explores how loneliness was understood and represented across the broader ancient Near East, with particular attention to second- and first-millennium BCE Mesopotamia and ancient Israel. It investigates the manifestations of exclusion, ostracism, and isolation among both elites, such as kings, leaders, governors, and prophets, and the subjects and communities who lived under their influence.

Drawing on a rich array of interdisciplinary approaches, including philosophy, sociology, psychology, gender studies, food and famine research, socio-political activism and leadership studies, extinction studies, epic and hero narrative criticism, and refugee and migration studies, the contributors offer a vibrant and innovative scholarly dialogue. Their essays examine not only the hardships associated with solitude and social alienation, but also the strategies and remedies developed to alleviate them. By bringing ancient evidence into conversation with contemporary concerns, the volume highlights both the parallels and the differences between past and present experiences of loneliness, demonstrating the enduring relevance of these questions for understanding social life today.

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