Dress, adornment, and the body in the Hebrew Bible / Laura Quick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quick, Laura Elizabeth, 1987- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Clothing and dress--Middle East--History.

Clothing and dress.

Biblical costume.

Middle East.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2021

Summary:

'Dress, Adornment, and the Body in the Hebrew Bible' is the first monograph to treat dress and adornment in biblical literature in the English language, moving beyond a description of these aspects of ancient life to encompass notions of interpersonal relationships and personhood.

Contents:

Dress, Adornment, and the Body in the Hebrew Bible List of Abbreviations Introduction: Dress and Adornment at the Intersection of Material Culture and Embodiment 1: Spread the Hem of Your Cloak over Me (Ruth 3:9): Dress and Adornment at the Intersection of Material Culture and Embodiment 2: He Will Wash His Garments in Wine (Gen 49:11): Dress and Ritual 3: Holy Garments for Glory and for Beauty (Exod 28:2): Dress and Identity 4: A Gold Ring in a Swine's Snout (Prov 11:22): Jewellery and Personal Religion 5: She Painted Her Eyes and Looked Out of the Window (2 Kgs 9:30): Cosmetics and the Other Conclusion Subject Index

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-213) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-259887-2

0-19-259886-4

0-19-188996-2

OCLC:

1242868435