: Saul M. Olyan
: The Ascription of Physical Disability as a Stigmatizing Strategy in Biblical Iconic Polemics Ascription of Physical Disability as a Stigmatizing Strategy in Biblical Iconic Polemics
: Gorgias Press
: 9781463234539
: Analecta Gorgiana
: 1
: CHF 27.10
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: Christentum
: English
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This article presents the ascription of physical disability as a strategy to communicate disapproval of icons in various passages of the Hebrew Bible. Idols are characterized as unable to interact with worshipers and unable to function independently.