| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 209 pages) |
| Contents |
Ideal and Dangerous Sisters in the Bible -- Part I. Sister Pairs -- Rachel and Leah -- Michal and Merav -- Israel and Judah -- Part II. Incestuous Sisters -- Lot's Daughters -- Sarah -- Tamar -- Part III. Sisterhoods -- The Daughters of Adam, Moab, the Land, and Israel -- The Daughters of Jerusalem -- Ruth and Naomi -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Fathers, sons, and mothers take center stage in the Bible's 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 the particular role of sisters had important narrative effects, revealing previously underappreciated dynamics in Israelite society."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
| Subject |
Sisters in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- Old Testament.
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Sisters in the Bible
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781451479690 |
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1451479697 |
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