Lyrics of lament : from tragedy to transformation /
Lee, Nancy C.
Lyrics of lament : from tragedy to transformation / Nancy C. Lee. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2010. - xi, 256 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-238) and indexes.
Part one. Lament : ancient and contemporary voices. From dust to dust--common ground : suffering is universal -- Features of "traditional" lament across cultures -- Part two. Lament in the Abrahamic sacred texts and contemporary cultures. The grounding of lament in the Hebrew Bible -- Lament as prayerful plea in the Abrahamic sacred texts -- Lament, the prophetic vision, and social justice -- Laments of the people -- Part three. Lament for our time. Developing constructive lament : mourning and nonviolent justice -- From tragedy to transformation.
9780800663018 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0800663012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009044517
Laments--History and criticism.
Laments in the Bible.
BL560.L44 2010 / 15616
208
Lyrics of lament : from tragedy to transformation / Nancy C. Lee. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2010. - xi, 256 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-238) and indexes.
Part one. Lament : ancient and contemporary voices. From dust to dust--common ground : suffering is universal -- Features of "traditional" lament across cultures -- Part two. Lament in the Abrahamic sacred texts and contemporary cultures. The grounding of lament in the Hebrew Bible -- Lament as prayerful plea in the Abrahamic sacred texts -- Lament, the prophetic vision, and social justice -- Laments of the people -- Part three. Lament for our time. Developing constructive lament : mourning and nonviolent justice -- From tragedy to transformation.
9780800663018 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0800663012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009044517
Laments--History and criticism.
Laments in the Bible.
BL560.L44 2010 / 15616
208