The Language of Trauma in the Psalms by Danilo Verde - 9781646022908

The Language of Trauma in the PsalmsAuthor(s): Danilo Verde\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, United States\nImprint: Eisenbrauns\nISBN-13: 9781646022908, 978-1646022908\nSynopsis\nOver the last few decades, the field of trauma studies has shed new light on biblical texts that deal with individual and collective catastrophe. In The Language of Trauma in the Psalms, Danilo Verde advances the conversation, moving beyond the emphasis on healing that prevails in most literary trauma studies. \n\nUsing the lens of cognitive linguistics and combining insights from trauma studies and redaction criticism, Verde explores how trauma is expressed linguistically in the book of Psalms, how trauma-related language was rooted in ancient Israels external realities, and how psalms helped define Yehuds cultural trauma in the Persian period [tel] BCE). Rather than assuming the psalmists personal experiences are reflected in these texts, Verde focuses on the linguistic s.