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Feminist Companion to Judges

By Athalya Brenner

Feminist Companion to Judges Books

Feminist Companion to Judges

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The book of Judges is replete with female figurations, and has, therefore, received a lot of attention from feminist critics. This volume of essays, however, changes the motivation behind this apparent centrality of female figures, claiming that in fact strong androcentric premises underlie the texts. The overall theme of this sparkling collection focusses on wives, daughters and mothers, and their relationships. An introductory section surveys the women of Judges, investigation satire, paradigm and deviation and the midrashic sources; Brenner and Van Dyck investigate the story and song of Deborah; Fuchs and Exum turn their attention to Jephthah's daughter; Amit and Reinhartz look at women in the Samson story. Finally, three essays, including one by Mieke Bal, deal with the brutal finale of the book in chapters 19-21.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
244
Release Date:
1993-11-01
Publication Date:
1993-11-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1850754624
ISBN13:
9781850754626
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
377 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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