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Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible by Kalmanofsky, Amy is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible about?
Fathers, Sons, And Mothers Take Center Stage In The Bibles Grand Narratives, Amy Kalmanofsky Observes. Sisters And Sisterhood Receive Less Attention In Scholarship But, She Argues, Play An Important Role In Narratives, Revealing Anxieties Related To Desire, Agency, And Solidarity Among Women Playing Out (and Playing Against) Their Roles In A Patrilineal Society. Most Often, She Shows, Sisters Are Destabilizing Figures In Narratives About Family Crisis, Where Property, Patrimony, And The Resilience Of Community Boundaries Are At Risk. Kalmanofsky Demonstrates That The Particular Role Of Sisters Had Important Narrative Effects, Revealing Previously Underappreciated Dynamics In Israelite Society. -- Provided By Publisher. Sister Pairs. Rachel And Leah ; Michal And Merav ; Israel And Judah -- Incestuous Sisters. Lot's Daughters ; Sarah ; Tamar -- Sisterhoods. The Daughters Of Adam, Moab, The Land, And Israel ; The Daughters Of Jerusalem ; Ruth And Naomi. Amy Kalmanofsky. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Who reads Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kalmanofsky, Amy
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451469950
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Christian, Bible
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