Women in drag : gender and performance in the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish literature / Caryn Tamber-Rosenau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tamber-Rosenau, Caryn, author.

Series:

Biblical intersections ; 16.

Biblical intersections ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jael.

Bible.

Bible. Judges.

Bible. Judith.

Bible. Old Testament.

Judaism.

Feminist criticism.

Bible. Old Testament--Feminist criticism.

Bible. Judith--Feminist criticism.

Bible. Judges--Feminist criticism.

Bible. Jael--Feminist criticism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 284 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2018.

Summary:

"From Jael's tent peg to Judith's sword, biblical interpreters have long recognized the power of the "lethal women" stories of the Hebrew Bible and related literature. The tales of Jael and Judith, female characters who assassinate enemy commanders, have fascinated artists, writers, and scholars for centuries, no doubt partly because of the gender of the characters doing the killing. Tamber-Rosenau presents the first systematic study, both text-centered and deeply engaged with a variety of queer-theoretical frameworks, of the motif of the woman-turned-warrior in ancient Jewish literature. Through analysis from queer-theoretical perspectives and comparison with Ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman literature, Womenin Drag shines new light on three strong female characters from the Hebrew Bible and the early days of Jewish literature" -- Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-262) and index.

ISBN:

1463207166

9781463207168

OCLC:

1055255925

Publisher Number:

99979013154