Abstract
Mental mapping is a method of interpreting with conceptual metaphors. This method is applied to the admiration song in Song of Songs 7:2–7. The song is interpreted in the context of a dance. For the purpose of interpretation, ancient Egyptian dance paintings and love poems are taken into account. The interpretation presents a methodological study that unmasks arbitrary exegesis and implausible interpretations. It discovers its subtle conceptual metaphors and shows a strategy for a comprehensible exegesis. As a side effect, the male chauvinism present in this song is deconstructed.
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Mental mapping is a method of interpreting with conceptual metaphors
There nakedness is part of the depiction in ‘Aspektive’, showing what was not seen. Interpreting this poem with the methodology of conceptual metaphors enables the reader to understand the concept of beauty
Summary
Read online: Scan this QR code with your smart phone or mobile device to read online. The admiration song in Song of Songs 7:8–10 differs from Song of Songs 7:2-7 by the shift from praising her beauty to expressing his desire, playing on the metaphor of the man as conqueror. The body in the songs of admiration is close to the Egyptian manner of ‘Aspektive’ (Brunner-Traut 1996).
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