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Author_Brandon R. Grafius
biblical studies
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cultural studies
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hebrew bible
horror studies
jewish studies
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Product details
- ISBN 9781978701700
- Weight: 281g
- Dimensions: 156 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 25 Apr 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In Reading the Bible with Horror, Brandon R. Grafius takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through the dark corners of the Hebrew Bible. Along the way, he stops to place the monstrous Leviathan in conversation with contemporary monster theory, uses Derrida to help explore the ghosts that haunt the biblical landscape, and reads the House of David as a haunted house. Conversations arise between unexpected sources, such as the Pentateuch legal texts dealing with female sexuality and Carrie. Throughout the book, Grafius asks how the Hebrew Bible can be both sacred text and tome of fright, and he explores the numerous ways in which the worlds of religion and horror share uncomfortable spaces.
Brandon R. Grafius is assistant professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary.
