Death and Dissymmetry - The Politics of Coherence in the Book of Judges

This book is about the complex and fascinating relations between text and social reality. And it is about method. The development of a feminist method of interpretation of ancient texts as sources for our understanding of the history of gender-ideology and as connected to present-day culture is the underlying purpose of this voyage through the Book of Judges. This book is the conclusion of a six-year-long project, started in 1980, and the third in a series of three studies on biblical narrative.

About the author

Mieke Bal is professor of comparative literature and Susan B. Anthony Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Rochester. Her books include "Lethal Love: Literary Feminist Interpretations of Biblical Love Stories" and "Murder and Difference: Gender, Genre and Scholarship on Sisera's Death."

Product details

• Authors: Bal, Mieke Bal, Ruth Richardson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.1988
• EAN: 9780226035550
• ISBN: 978-0-226-03555-0
• No. of pages: 319
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism; Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism; Chicago Studies in History of Judaism CSHJ (CHUP); Chicago Studies in History of Judaism CSHJ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Judaism / General, Judaism