My brother Esau is a hairy man : hair and identity in ancient Israel
Niditch, SusanAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2008.
In this work, Susan Niditch seeks a deeper understanding of Israelite culture as expressed, shaped and reinforced in images of hair - a complex symbol drawn from the body. In addition to Biblical texts, Niditch looks at pictorial representations of hair and other material evidence.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
In this work, Susan Niditch seeks a deeper understanding of Israelite culture as expressed, shaped and reinforced in images of hair - a complex symbol drawn from the body. In addition to Biblical texts, Niditch looks at pictorial representations of hair and other material evidence.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hair in material culture and art of the ancient Near East -- Samson : maleness, charisma, warrior status, and hair -- Nazirite vow : domesticating charisma and recontextualizing hair -- Absent hair -- Letting down her hair or cutting it off : the ritual trial of a woman accused of adultery and the transformation of the female other.
Hair
Hair
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Judaism