On the borderline – representations of disability in the Old Testament
2014 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, ISSN 1501-7419, E-ISSN 1745-3011, Vol. 16, no 3, p. 280-292Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This article explores disability in the Old Testament. The discussion takes its starting point in a number of domains and arenas where disability was visualized and investigates the significance and meaning that can be attached to these domains in relation to the problem of inclusion and exclusion. The analysis highlights complex and contradictory phenomena, where the interpretation was not given but rather dependent on the cultural context and different
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. Vol. 16, no 3, p. 280-292
Keywords [en]
disability, Bible, inclusion, exclusion
National Category
Sociology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-25652DOI: 10.1080/15017419.2013.873077Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84904811203OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-25652DiVA, id: diva2:780830
2015-01-152015-01-152017-12-05Bibliographically approved