Abstract
Description Songs, also called waṣfs, form an important part of the Song of Songs. They show the structure of a two-tiered list, one column of which comprises body parts, while the other column consists of metaphors taken from different domains. This paper explores eight dimensions of the functioning of the waṣfs that depend on this structure, for example the two-tiered lists as secret codes, or as a case of mnemonics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-23 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal for the Old Testament : An International Journal of Nordic Theology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 603118 Philosophy of religion
- 603201 Old testament studies
Keywords
- list
- metaphor
- mnemonics
- Song of Songs
- waṣf