Children, Motherhood, and the Social Death of Childless Women: The Social and Theological Construction of Infertility in the Hebrew Bible and in Cameroon
This paper reviews the biblical mandate to have children in tension with the claim that God holds the exclusive power to open and close wombs. What are the social and cultural implications of this theological assertion for procreative disadvantaged women in the Hebrew Bible (Sarah [Gen.16], Rebecca...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2020
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| Στο/Στη: |
Biblical interpretation
Έτος: 2020, Τόμος: 28, Τεύχος: 5, Σελίδες: 608-634 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Στειρότητα
/ Ατεκνία
/ Αναπαραγωγή
/ Γυναίκα (μοτίβο)
/ Kamerun
/ Bibel. Altes Testament
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | FD Θεολογία βάσει συμφραζομένων ΗΒ Παλαιά Διαθήκη NCF Σεξουαλική Ηθική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Procreation
B Infertility B Childlessness B Gender B Children B pronatal societies |
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| Σύνοψη: | This paper reviews the biblical mandate to have children in tension with the claim that God holds the exclusive power to open and close wombs. What are the social and cultural implications of this theological assertion for procreative disadvantaged women in the Hebrew Bible (Sarah [Gen.16], Rebecca [Gen. 25], Rachel [Gen. 29–30], Samson’s mother [Judges 13], and Hannah [1 Sam 1])? Focusing on children’s value, I will examine the implications of procreative sexual ethics for Cameroonian women with permanent infertility. The conclusion further proposes a reconceptualized and subversive motherhood model using the Naomi-Ruth narrative, constructing family beyond biology or genetics. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-2805A005 |
