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Death and Dissymmetry
Mieke Bal
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Description for Death and Dissymmetry
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Combining literary criticism and feminist analysis, Death and Dissymmetry radically reinterprets not only the Book of Judges but also the tradition of its reception and understanding in the West. In Mieke Bal's account, Judges documents the Israelite culture learning to articulate itself in a decisive period of transition.
Counter to standard readings of Judges, Bal's interpretation demonstrates that the book has a political and ideological coherence in which the treatment of women plays a pivotal role. Bal concentrates here not on the assassinations and battles that rage through Judges but on the violence in the domestic lives of ... Read more
Combining literary criticism and feminist analysis, Death and Dissymmetry radically reinterprets not only the Book of Judges but also the tradition of its reception and understanding in the West. In Mieke Bal's account, Judges documents the Israelite culture learning to articulate itself in a decisive period of transition.
Counter to standard readings of Judges, Bal's interpretation demonstrates that the book has a political and ideological coherence in which the treatment of women plays a pivotal role. Bal concentrates here not on the assassinations and battles that rage through Judges but on the violence in the domestic lives of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226035550
SKU
V9780226035550
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