Are We Amused? - Humour About Women In the Biblical World (Hardcover)

Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that itGCOs a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, as is largely done in the essays in this volume, with respect to both the texts read and their actual or implied author, may be fun as well as significant for understanding the biblical worlds. As most of the essays show, writing about women is writing about men as well. In other words, it is writing about gender roles. The critique of women, womanhood and femaleness implied by biblical and related texts serves, in equal measure, as a critique of men, manhood and maleness in the texts, of the texts authors, and of the textsGCO commentators and readers. Contributors include Scott Spencer, Mary Shields, Kathleen OGCOConnor, Toni Craven, Kathy Williams, Athalya Brenner, Gale Yee, Amy-Jill Levine, and Esther Fuchs.

General

Imprint:	Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	Athalya Brenner-Idan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	170
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-7083-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-8264-7083-1
Barcode:	9780826470836

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