Wom(b)an: a cultural-narrative reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives
Front Matter -- Copyright page /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Dedication /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Acknowledgments /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Abbreviations /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Wom(b)an: An Introduction /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- (In)Fertility in the Ancient Nea...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: De-Whyte, Janice Pearl Ewurama, Wom(b)an] (2021) (Zhang, Ying)
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| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 162 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Woman
/ Bible
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Childlessness in the Bible
B / Bible / Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Women in the Bible B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (URL des Erstveröffentlichers) Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Front Matter -- Copyright page /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Dedication /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Acknowledgments /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Abbreviations /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Wom(b)an: An Introduction /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- (In)Fertility in the Ancient Near East /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- (In)Fertility in the Akan Culture /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Biological Barrenness /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Introduction to Part 1 /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel: Beautiful and Barren /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Infertility in the Former Prophets /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Conclusion to Part 1 /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Social Barrenness /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Introduction to Part 2 /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Leah and Michal: Estranged Wives /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Dinah and Princess Tamar: Violated Women /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Tamar and Naomi-Ruth: Widows /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Conclusion /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Back Matter -- Bibliography /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte -- Index of Terms /Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte. In Wom(b)an: A Cultural-Narrative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Barrenness Narratives Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte offers a reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives. The original word “wom(b)an” visually underscores the centrality of a productive womb to female identity in the ANE and Hebrew contexts. Conversely, barrenness was the ultimate tragedy and shame of a woman. Utilizing Akan cultural custom as a lens through which to read the Hebrew barrenness tradition, De-Whyte uncovers another kind of barrenness within these narratives. Her term “social barrenness” depicts the various situations of childlessness that are generally unrecognized in western cultures due to the western biomedical definitions of infertility. Whether biological or social, barrenness was perceived to be the greatest threat to a woman’s identity and security as well as the continuity of the lineage. Wom(b)an examines these narratives in light of the cultural meanings of barrenness within traditional cultures, ancient and present |
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| ISBN: | 900436630X |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004366305 |