The Naomi story-the book of Ruth : from gender to politics / Terry Giles and William J. Doan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giles, Terry, author.

Doan, William J., 1959- author.

Series:

Biblical performance criticism ; 13.

Biblical Performance Criticism Series ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performance--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Performance.

Oral tradition.

Sex role--Biblical teaching.

Sex role.

Bible. Ruth--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Naomi (Biblical figure).

Naomi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rather a story told with a very different purpose in mind. Before Ruth, there was the Story of Naomi, a subversive story designed to challenge a male-dominated status quo. Through comedy, sarcastic irony, and unparalleled rhetorical skill the Naomi storyteller holds up for inspection social gender roles and the p

Contents:

The Naomi story : an oral substrate

The Naomi story : a female performance tradition

The Naomi story : a performance analysis

The Naomi story becoming the book of Ruth

Reconstructing the Naomi story

The Naomi story script

Appendix: Act 4 : the long version.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498206198

1498206190

OCLC:

951223637