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Sex, honor, and power in the Deuteronomistic history / Ken Stone.
LIBRA BS1199.S45 S76 1996
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stone, Ken (Kenneth A.), 1962-
- Series:
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 234.
- Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 234
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism).
- Sex in the Bible.
- Narration in the Bible.
- Narration (Rhetoric).
- Bible--Socio-rhetorical criticism.
- Bible.
- Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works.
- Sociology, Biblical.
- Physical Description:
- 170 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- In this original work, Stone studies the structure and social presuppositions of several narratives from the Deuteronomistic History in which sexual activity plays a significant role. Both narratological and anthropological tools are utilized in the textual analysis. Stone interestingly notes the link between sexual activity, gender and prestige structures; the emphasis on male contest and female chastity discussed by anthropologists of honour and shame; and the role of the exchange of women in relations between men. In each story, sexual practice is primarily related to male struggles for honour and power.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-165) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1850756406
- OCLC:
- 50426489
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