@Book{1785795228,
author="Sneed, Mark R.",
title="Taming the Beast: a reception history of Behemoth and Leviathan",
series="Studies of the Bible and its reception volume 12",
year="2022",
publisher="De Gruyter",
address="Berlin",
keywords="Behemoth; Leviathan; Monsters in the Bible; Rezeptionsgeschichte; Behemot; RELIGION / Ancient; reception history",
abstract="Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Need for a Reception Historical Approach -- 3. Monster Theory and the Beasts -- 4. Leviathan's Ancestry.com -- 5. The Israelite Reconfiguration of the Canaanite Combat Myth: Leviathan -- 6. Intimations of a Monster in the Bible -- 7. Leviathan Gets a Side-Kick: Behemoth -- 8. The Beasts Become God's Enemy Again and the Epitome of Evil -- 9. The Nodal Nuances of Negativity within Christianity -- 10. Is It Roast Beast or a Meal for the Beast? Culinary Interpretations -- 11. A Whale of a Tale: Jonah's Dag as Leviathan and Its Reception -- 12. The Beasts as (De‐)Stabilizers: The Axis Mundi Tradition -- 13. From Fable to Fauna: The Monsters Become Natural Animals -- 14. Return of the Repressed: ``Romantic'' Perspectives -- 15. Taming the Beast: Conclusions -- Works Cited -- Subject Index -- Ancient Citations Index",
note="Mark R. Sneed",
note="Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.",
note="In English",
isbn="9783110581591",
doi="10.1515/9783110581591",
url="https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110581591",
url="https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110581591/original",
url="https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110581591",
language="English"
}