The Wiles of Women/the Wiles of Men: Joseph and Potiphars Wife in Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic Folklore
by Shalom Goldman
Category: History

Focusing on gender issues, this book compares and contrasts the treatment of the Potiphar's Wife motif--in which a woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force himself upon her--in ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic folklore.