Women in drag
Subtitle: gender and performance in the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish literature
By: Caryn Tamber-Rosenau
Series: Biblical intersections -- 16; Biblical intersections -- 16.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781463207168
Subjects: Feminist criticism; Judaism; Bible
Description: "From Jael's tent peg to Judith's sword, biblical interpreters have long recognized the power of the "lethal women" stories of the Hebrew Bible and related literature. The tales of Jael and Judith, female characters who assassinate enemy commanders, have fascinated artists, writers, and scholars for centuries, no doubt partly because of the gender of the characters doing the killing. Tamber-Rosenau presents the first systematic study, both text-centered and deeply engaged with a variety of queer-theoretical frameworks, of the motif of the woman-turned-warrior in ancient Jewish literature. Through analysis from queer-theoretical perspectives and comparison with Ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman literature, Womenin Drag shines new light on three strong female characters from the Hebrew Bible and the early days of Jewish literature" -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-262) and index.