From Ruth to the “Global Woman”: Social and Legal Aspects
In this short study, the Scroll of Ruth, and especially Ruth's undisclosed motives for following her mother-in-law, are read alongside the situation of foreign, female migrant workers in contemporary Israel—and vice versa. This allows a bi-directional reading that supplies a possible context bo...
| Published in: | Interpretation |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2010
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2010, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 162-168 |
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| Summary: | In this short study, the Scroll of Ruth, and especially Ruth's undisclosed motives for following her mother-in-law, are read alongside the situation of foreign, female migrant workers in contemporary Israel—and vice versa. This allows a bi-directional reading that supplies a possible context both for the biblical text and for the evaluation of today's issues. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002096431006400204 |