Fontaine explores the social roles of women as depicted within the
book of Proverbs, as well as the character archetypes and
patriarchal ideologies which undergird the sages' portrayal. Using
feminist folklore methodologies and performance studies, the author
explores an alternative paradigm for understanding women's
relationship to wisdom traditions in the ancient Near East, using
parallel texts, later midrash and extrabiblical re-presentations of
biblical women associated with wisdom. Fontaine is thus able to
show that women were culturally authorized 'performers' of the
family-based wisdom traditions of teaching, economic
problem-solving, and care-giving, and that these roles provided
them with a platform to use their acknowledged wisdom in public
roles.
General
| Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
November 2009 |
| First published: |
February 2009 |
| Authors: |
Carole Fontaine
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
310 |
| Edition: |
NIPPOD |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-24315-7 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-24315-X |
| Barcode: |
9780567243157 |
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