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Disability as a Symbol of Terror: Rereading the David Narrative in Light of Armed Conflicts in Africa

Published:2023-11 Issue:4 Volume:53 Page:238-249
ISSN:0146-1079
Container-title:Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture
language:en
Short-container-title:Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture

Author:

Ramantswana Hulisani¹

Affiliation:

1. Hulisani Ramantswana, Ph.D. (Westminster Theological Seminary) is a Professor in Old Testament at the University of South Africa, Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies. His most recent publication is, “Sacred Texts Produced under the Shadows of Empires: Double Consciousness and Decolonial Options in Reading the Hebrew Bible.” Old Testament Essays (2023) vol.36, n.1, pp.235-264. His email is .

Abstract

Armed conflict situations are more than just sites of violence, destruction, scars, torture, rape, and death; they are also sites of disability production through direct causes and indirectly through disruption of societal services, which would otherwise prevent disabilities. In this paper, the David Narrative in 2 Samuel is reread as an armed conflict text centered on power, disempowerment, and control issues. In this rereading, the imagery of disability is viewed as a symbol of terror to instill fear and deter rebels and traitors.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Religious studies

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/01461079231210531

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