A Nameless Bride of Death: Jephthah’s Daughter in American Jewish Women’s Poetry
In the Hebrew Bible, Jephthah’s daughter has neither name nor heir. The biblical account (Judg. 11:30-40) is somber—a daughter due to be sacrificed because of her father’s rash vow. The theme has inspired numerous midrashim and over five hundred artistic works since the Renaissance. Traditionally ba...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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Open theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14 |
| Further subjects: | B
midrashic poetry
B Jephthah’s daughter B American Jewish women’s poetry B contemporary poetry B Midrash |
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