In this eye-opening book, llana Pardes explores the tense dialogue between dominant patriarchal discourses of the Bible and counter female voices. Pardes studies women's plots and subplots, dreams and pursuits, uncovering the diverse and at times conflicting figurations of femininity in biblical texts. She also sketches the ways in which antipatriarchal elements intermingle with other repressed elements in the Bible: polytheistic traditions, skeptical voices, and erotic longings.
| ISBN: | 9780674175457 |
| Publication date: | 5th October 1993 |
| Author: | Ilana Pardes |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 206 pages |
| Genres: |
Sociology and anthropology |
In this eye-opening book, llana Pardes explores the tense dialogue between dominant patriarchal discourses of the Bible and counter female voices. Pardes studies women's plots and subplots, dreams and pursuits, uncovering the diverse and at times conflicting figurations of femininity in biblical texts. She also sketches the ways in which antipatriarchal elements intermingle with other repressed elements in the Bible: polytheistic traditions, skeptical voices, and erotic longings.
Countertraditions in the Bible features in the following genres: Sociology and anthropology
Countertraditions in the Bible is available in Paperback
Countertraditions in the Bible was written by Ilana Pardes and published by Harvard University Press
Countertraditions in the Bible has 206 pages