Marriage by Capture in the Book of Judges - An Anthropological Approach (Hardcover)

In this book, Katherine E. Southwood offers a new approach to interpreting Judges 21. Breaking away from traditional interpretations of kingship, feminism, or comparisons with Greek or Roman mythology, she explores the concepts of marriage, ethnicity, rape, and power as means of ethnic preservation and exclusion. She also exposes the many reasons why marriage by capture occurred during the post-exilic period. Judges 21 served as a warning against compromise - submission to superficial unity between the Israelites and the Benjaminites. Any such unity would result in drastic changes in the character, culture, and values of the ethnic group 'Israel'. The chapter encouraged post-exilic audiences to socially construct those categorised as 'Benjaminites' as foreigners who do not belong within the group, thereby silencing doubts about the merits of unity.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Society for Old Testament Study Monographs
Release date:	March 2017
Authors:	Katherine E. Southwood
Dimensions:	223 x 144 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-14524-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament Promotions
LSN:	1-107-14524-4
Barcode:	9781107145245

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