| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Note on Usage -- 1. Under the Shadow of the Almighty: Discovering Psalm 91 -- 2. A Thousand Shall Fall at Thy Side: How a Plague Prayer Became a Song Against Evil Spirits -- 3. Lest You Dash Your Foot Against a Stone: Finding Christ in the Psalm -- 4. The Terror by Night: A World Full of Demons and Enchanters -- 5. Tread upon the Lion and Adder: The Psalm as a Manifesto of Christendom -- 6. My Refuge and My Fortress: The Psalm Divides Christendom -- 7. Neither Shall Any Plague Come Nigh Thy Dwelling: The Plague Psalm, Once More -- 8. There Shall No Evil Befall Thee? Modernity and Reaction -- 9. But It Shall Not Come Nigh Thee: Demons and Plagues Persist -- 10. Under His Wings Shalt Thou Trust: Global South Readings of Psalm 91 -- 11. To Keep Thee in All Thy Ways: How Can We Pray Psalm 91? -- Appendix: The Latin Vulgate Text of Psalm 90/91 -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
"Jews and Christians alike have made Psalm 91 one of the most commonly used and cited parts of the Bible. The psalm has shaped theories of politics and government, not to mention influencing medicine and mysticism. In different ages, the psalm has borne many different names: the Song of Evil Spirits, the Soldier's Psalm, and most concisely, the Protection Psalm. As the Song of Plagues, it has gained a whole new relevance in an age of global pandemic. In the New Testament, Satan himself quotes the psalm, and ever since, that text has both reflected and shaped changing concepts of evil and the demonic. It was and still is used for magical and superstitious purposes, including for exorcism and demon-fighting. As perils and threats have changed and evolved in various societies, so interpretations of Psalm 91 have developed to accommodate each new reality. A biography of Psalm 91 is also a history of critical themes in Western religion"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed November 14, 2023) |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Psalms, XCI -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Psalms, XCI fast |
| Subject |
Religion & beliefs.
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Religion.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022029904 |
| ISBN |
9780197605653 |
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0197605656 |
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9780197605677 |
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0197605672 |
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9780197605660 |
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0197605664 |
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