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Smooth Words

By Carole Fontaine

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Smooth Words

By Carole Fontaine

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This book explores the social roles of women as portrayed within the book of Proverbs, as well as the character archetypes and patriarchal ideologies which undergird the sages' portrayal. Using feminist folklore methodologies and performance studies, the author explores an alternative paradigm for understanding women's relationship to wisdom traditions in the ancient near east, using parallel texts, later midrash and extrabiblical re-presentations of biblical women associated with wisdom. The author demonstrates that women were culturally authorized 'performers' of the family based wisdom traditions of teaching, economic problem solving, and care giving, and that these roles provided them with a platform to use their acknowledged wisdom in public roles.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
314
Release Date:
2009-02-01
Publication Date:
2009-02-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
056724315X
ISBN13:
9780567243157
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
480 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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