Incubation as a type-scene in the Aqhatu, Kirta, and Hannah stories : a form-critical and narratological study of KTU 1.14 i-1.15 III, 1.17 I-II, and 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 / / edited by Koowon Kim.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, v. 145
• Author: Kim
• TeilnehmendeR: Kim, Koowon.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 145.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (370 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Prior studies of incubation have approached it from a history of religions perspective, with a view to historically reconstruct the actual practice of incubation in ancient Near East. However, this approach has proven unfruitful, not due to the dearth of relevant data, but because of the confusion with regard to the definition of the term incubation. Suggesting a way out of this impasse in previous scholarship, this book proposes to read the so-called “incubation” texts from the perspective of incubation as a literary device, namely, as a type-scene. It applies Nagler’s definition of a type-scene to a literary analysis of two Ugaritic mythical texts, the Aqhatu and Kirta stories, and one biblical story, the Hannah story.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / K. Kim -- Chapter One. Introduction / K. Kim -- Chapter Two. Incubation In The Ancient Near East / K. Kim -- Chapter Three. The Incubation Type-Scene: A Working Definition / K. Kim -- Chapter Four. How Dānî’ilu Was Blessed With A Son?: The Incubation Type-Scene In KTU 1.17 I–II / K. Kim -- Chapter Five. How Kirta Was Blessed With A Son?: The Incubation Type-Scene In KTU 1.14 I–1.15 III / K. Kim -- Chapter Six. How Hannah Was Blessed With A Son?: The Incubation Type-Scene In 1 Samuel 1:1–2:11 / K. Kim -- Chapter Seven. Summary / K. Kim -- Bibliography / K. Kim -- Author And Subject Index / K. Kim.