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    The Philistines as scapegoats: narratives and myths in the invention of ancient Israel and modern critical theory

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    Mc Donagh, J. (2004) ‘The Philistines as Scapegoats: Narratives and Myths in the Invention of Ancient Israel and Modern Critical Theory’, Holy Land 11 Studies, 3 (1), 93-111.
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    2004
    Author
    McDonagh, John
    Peer Reviewed
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    Mc Donagh, J. (2004) ‘The Philistines as Scapegoats: Narratives and Myths in the Invention of Ancient Israel and Modern Critical Theory’, Holy Land 11 Studies, 3 (1), 93-111.
    Abstract
    The Philistines have, for centuries, suffered under the weight of their relentlessly negative portrayal in the book of the Old Testament.From Goliath to Delilah, they have personified the intrinsically evil other in the burgeoning narrative myth of the nation of Israel. By applying the theories of contempor literary deconstruction, particularly in the work of Derrida and Freud, the philistines can be seen at the literary constructions as much as historical figures, destined to play out the role of narrative scapegoats in the inexorable biblical drive fro the sustenance of the myth of the existence of the Israelite nation.
    Keywords
    Philistines
    Israel
    Narratives
    Myths
    Ancient Israel
    Modern critical theory
    Language (ISO 639-3)
    eng
    Publisher
    Edinburgh University Press
    Rights
    Copyright © Edinburgh University Press. The full publication of Holy Land Studies, a multidisciplinary Journal can be found at www.euppublishing.com
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10395/1765
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