Fragmented women feminist (sub)versions of biblical narratives J. Cheryl Exum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Exum, J. Cheryl, author.

Series:

Cornerstones.

Cornerstones series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Judges.

Bible.

Bible--Feminist criticism.

Women in the Bible.

Feminist theology.

Patriarchy--Religious aspects.

Patriarchy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury 2016.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"In the biblical narratives, women are usually minor characters in the stories of men. Fragments of women's stories must be gleaned from the more cohesive stories of their fathers, husbands and sons. Fragmented Women begins with the premise that, to recover shards of women's stories from androcentric texts like the Bible, it is necessary to step outside the ideology of the text, subverting the patriarchal perspective that has focused attention on the male characters. In this classic work, J. Cheryl Exum draws on feminist literary theory to critique the dominant male voice of the biblical narrative and to construct (sub)versions of women's stories from the submerged strains of their voices in men's stories. For this Cornerstones edition Exum has provided a reflective introduction on the book's impact, and upon how the field has changed since it was published."--Bloomsbury Publishing

In the biblical narratives, women are usually minor characters in the stories of men. Fragments of women's stories must be gleaned from the more cohesive stories of their fathers, husbands and sons. Fragmented Women begins with the premise that, to recover shards of women's stories from androcentric texts like the Bible, it is necessary to step outside the ideology of the text, subverting the patriarchal perspective that has focused attention on the male characters. In this classic work, J. Cheryl Exum draws on feminist literary theory to critique the dominant male voice of the biblical narrative and to construct (sub)versions of women's stories from the submerged strains of their voices in men's stories. For this Cornerstones edition Exum has provided a reflective introduction on the book's impact, and upon how the field has changed since it was published

Contents:

Reflective Introduction

Preface

Ch. 1: Murder They Wrote

Ch. 2: Michal: The Whole Story

Ch. 3: Samson's Women

Ch. 4: The (M)other's Place

Ch. 5: Who's Afraid of the Endangered Ancestress?

Ch. 6: Raped by the Pen

Bibliography

Index of Biblical References

Index of Authors Cited

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

ISBN:

9780567662958

0567662950

9780567662965

0567662969

9780567662941

0567662942

OCLC:

920519662