Comparative Perspectives on the Psalms

Table of Contents1 The Dynamics of Praise in the Ancient Near East, or Poetry and Politics2 The Power of Praise in the Psalter: Human-Divine Synergies in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Scriptures3 Praise in the Realm of Death: The Dynamics of Hymn-Singing in Ancient Near Eastern Lament Ceremony4 "e;World Dominion"e; in Yahweh Kinship Psalms: Down to the Roots of Globalizing Concepts and Strategies5 Psalms and Sumerian Hymns6 Navajo Chants, Babylonia Incantations, Old Testament Psalms: A Comparative Study of Healing Rituals7 Singing a New Song: On Old Testament and Latin American Psalmody8 Enemies and Evildoers in the Psalms: A Challenge to Christian Preaching9 Delight in the Torah: The Book of Psalms10 Psalms in the Book of the Twelve: How Misplaced Are They?