Trauma and Its Ancient Literary Representation
Mark 5,1–20
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21408450 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Albert Hogeterp (Research Fellow New Testament, University of the Free State, South Africa, Stationsdwarsstraat 9, 6662AZ Elst, Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-32 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-2615 • E-ISSN: 1613-009X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/znw-2020-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W3015354777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article revisits Mark 5,1–20 from the perspective of trauma theory, in light of historical contexts of Gerasa’s collective trauma and the cultural contexts of ancient perceptions of demons and their exorcism. The interplay between individual and collective levels of the story sheds light on symbolic overtones of an unresolved trauma about Roman military presence in the country of the Gerasenes. The story represents this trauma through literary indirection, including not only the enigmatic relation between “Legion” and the drowning swine, but also the paradoxical contrasts between individual and collective requests to Jesus. Mark 5,1–20 evokes meanings not only as pre-Markan tradition, but also as Markan redaction which intersect in crucial ways with the prelude to Jerusalem’s destruction (68–70 C.E.)
Art · Exorcism · Literature · Perspective (graphical) · Relation (database) · Representation (politics) · Visual arts · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Law
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |