Language:
English
Year of publication:
2013
Titel der Quelle:
Opening Heaven's Floodgates
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2013) 291-323
Keywords:
Jauss, Hans Robert
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Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible Influence
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Bible In art
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Noah's ark
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Ship models
Abstract:
In recent years there has been a building boom in Noah’s Ark replicas. This flurry of construction activity creates an opportunity to observe how the written text is reflected in a material object. There are many fine studies of literary receptions of biblical texts, but an area less studied has been the reception of the Bible in non-literary, material objects. I utilize the reception aesthetics of Hans Robert Jauss to examine the reception of Gen 6:1-9, with a focus on two particular issues: the ark builders as readers of Gen 6:1-9 and ark attraction visitors as readers of ark replicas. Despite claims made by ark builders, rather than solely reflecting the biblical text, ark replicas reflect the long reception history of Gen 6-9.
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