Smooth Words - Women, Proverbs and Performance in Biblical Wisdom (Paperback)

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:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	October 2004
Authors:	Carole Fontaine
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-04270-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Books > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections
LSN:	0-567-04270-7
Barcode:	9780567042705

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