A Postcolonial Reading of Joseph and Aseneth
Joseph and Aseneth is borne out of a certain construction of the Other. It is written with the objective of explaining or justifying to fellow Jews and Jewish sympathizers the intrusion of a non-Jewish woman (Aseneth, the daughter of an Egyptian priest) into the life of a biblical hero, Joseph. This...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Sage
2009
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Έτος: 2009, Τόμος: 18, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 265-283 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Imperializing
B Otherness B Joseph and Aseneth B Postcolonial Reading |
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| Σύνοψη: | Joseph and Aseneth is borne out of a certain construction of the Other. It is written with the objective of explaining or justifying to fellow Jews and Jewish sympathizers the intrusion of a non-Jewish woman (Aseneth, the daughter of an Egyptian priest) into the life of a biblical hero, Joseph. This study demonstrates that a postcolonial reading of this ancient tale can shed significant light on the different constructions of Otherness and gender relationships manufactured in the text. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0951820709106748 |