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1 janvier 2020
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Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32) Book of Deuteronomy Trauma studies Cultural trauma Collective identitySujets proches
Opponents Enemies Opponents Foes Enemies (Persons) Antagonists Adversaries Affliction Speaking Language and languages--Rhetoric Psychological research Identity Guilt--Psychological aspects Social identity Cultural identity Community identity Collective identity Article Human emotions Passions Feelings Kinetics Dynamical systems Mortalism Annihilation Rage Indignation Madness WrathCiter ce document
Dominik Markl, « Cultural Trauma and the Song of Moses (Deut 32) », Old Testament Essays, ID : 10670/1.hfgkrq
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The Song of Moses blames Israel for the idolatry that caused divine wrath and led to the people's near annihilation by their enemies. This article analyses the Song's structure and dynamics, its rhetoric of blaming and shaming, and its literary context within the book of Deuteronomy before re-evaluating the Song's message through the lens of psychological and sociological trauma theory. Psychological research on the relation between trauma and feelings of guilt and shame helps us to understand the divine message of blaming and shaming as an externalised transformation of self-blame. Through the lens of the sociological concept of cultural trauma, the Song can be seen as an intellectual 'working through' of past collective suffering that marks the community's identity for the future.