The politics of pessimism in Ecclesiastes a social-science perspective - Sneed, Mark R. (Ronnie) (Leiden Brill, 2012)
Introduction -- Qohelet's heterodox character: non-social science approaches -- Explaining Qohelet's heterodox character: social science approaches -- Qohelet's socio-historical context -- Qohelet and his audience's social location -- Synchronic (literary) analysis of the book of Qohelet -- Qohelet, the problem of evil, and cognitive dissonance -- Qohelet's irrational response to the (over-)rationalization of traditional -- The positive power of Qohelet's pessimism -- The sociology of the book of Qohelet's canonicity -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-317) and index.
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Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- Social scientific criticism; Sociology, Biblical; Pessimism