A re-reading of Judges 19 in juxtaposition to the Zimbabwean women"s vulnerability to "punitive rape"

With the rise of feminist thinking, the phenomenon of the rape culture has admittedly drawn the attention of many academics especially in biblical studies. While several academics have done a commendable job of demonstrating how ancient biblical stories can have a bearing upon elements of the modern...

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VerfasserInnen: Mwanday, Canisius (Verfasst von) ; Chirongoma, Sophia (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: HTS teologiese studies
Jahr: 2022, Band: 78, Heft: 2
weitere Schlagwörter:B Human Rights Abuses
B Gibean Men
B Punitive Rape
B Zimbabwean Women
B Texts of Terror
B Israelite Tribes
B Theology of Hospitality
B gender-based violence
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