Constructing femininity in the book of Jubilees
"A striking feature of the book of Jubilees is the visibility it gives to women in comparison to Genesis, with the matriarchs especially seeming to play an outsized role in the rewriting. Utilising approaches drawn from the fields of gender and feminist studies, Constructing Femininity in the B...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2025]
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation series (volume 230)
Year: 2025 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 230 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Book of Jubilees
/ Femininity
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Women in Judaism
B Book of Jubilees Criticism, interpretation, etc B Femininity Religious aspects Judaism |
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| Summary: | "A striking feature of the book of Jubilees is the visibility it gives to women in comparison to Genesis, with the matriarchs especially seeming to play an outsized role in the rewriting. Utilising approaches drawn from the fields of gender and feminist studies, Constructing Femininity in the Book of Jubilees interrogates the motives and priorities that guided the rewriter in his re-presentation of the matriarchs, asking to what extent the treatment of these characters was unique to this text and its author's attitude towards women or typical of the then literary Zeitgeist"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 195 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-73482-1 |
