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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Auteur principal: Charles, Ronald (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2009
Dans: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Année: 2009, Volume: 18, Numéro: 4, Pages: 265-283
Sujets non-standardisés:B Imperializing
B Otherness
B Joseph and Aseneth
B Postcolonial Reading
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1745-5286
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0951820709106748