Ecstasy and possession in ancient Israel

Michaelsen, Peter

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“…Such a criterion is simply too narrow when compared to ancient depictions of spirit ecstasy and to ethnographic work on contemporary cultures where spirit possession is practiced regularly (Carlson 2022: 72-73; cf. Nissinen 2017: 171-200; Grabbe 1995: 109-12; Michaelsen 1989: 33-37). Further, attending to rûaḥ language is a key criterion for identifying potential examples of spirit phenomena in the Hebrew Bible (Carlson 2018: 248-50).…”

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Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship

Carlson

2024

Currents in Biblical Research

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The term rûaḥ (plural: rûḥôt) is usually translated into English as ‘wind’, ‘breath’, or ‘spirit’. With such a wide semantic range, scholars have debated the meteorological, anthropological, and theological nuances of the term. This article surveys five themes in the history of that scholarship: (1) diachronic approaches to mapping the meaning of rûaḥ; (2) attempts to track two modes of rûaḥ: the so-called life-giving vs. empowering aspects; (3) distinctions between the meanings of rûaḥ and nepeš; (4) the functions of rûaḥ in designating ecstatic experience; and (5) the role of rûaḥ-language in describing notions of human subjectivity and moral agency.

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Section: Ecstatic Experience and Rûaḥmentioning

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Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship

Carlson

2024

Currents in Biblical Research

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Etymologies of well-being: Exploring the non-English roots of English words used in positive psychology

Lomas

2019

The Journal of Positive Psychology

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Experiential cartography and the significance of “untranslatable” words

Lomas

2018

Theory & Psychology

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Mainstream psychology can be regarded as largely Western-centric, with its concepts and priorities biased towards Western ways of thinking and understanding. Consequently, the field would benefit from greater cross-cultural awareness and engagement. To that end, this article offers one means of engagement, the study of "untranslatable" words (i.e., terms without an exact equivalent in another language, in our case English). A key function of language is that it offers a "map" that allows us to understand and navigate the world. In that respect, such words point to cultural variation in the maps we use, and even to variation in the actual territory mapped. The paper concludes with suggestions for why and how psychology could benefit from engaging with such words.

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Ecstasy and possession in ancient Israel

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship

Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship

Etymologies of well-being: Exploring the non-English roots of English words used in positive psychology

Experiential cartography and the significance of “untranslatable” words

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