“Even unto this Bitter Loving”: Unhappiness and Backward Feelings in Ruth

Feminist and queer readings of the Hebrew Bible frequently treat the book of Ruth as a “happy object.” At the same time, contextual readings have suggested that Ruth is a narrative of exploitation, including possible sexual exploitation or trafficking. Building on recent scholarship about queer feel...

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Main Author: Graybill, Rhiannon 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Biblical interpretation
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 308-331
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ruth / Feminist exegesis / Lesbisch / Queer theology / Postcolonialism / Exploitation / Happiness / Hall, Radclyffe 1880-1943, The well of loneliness
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Ruth
B Happiness
B Queer
B Feminist
B Postcolonial
B Lesbian
B Exploitation
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