Configurations of rape in the Hebrew Bible
Subtitle: a literary analysis of three rape narratives
By: Frank M. Yamada.
Series: Studies in biblical literature -- v. 109
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781433101670
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Genesis XXXIV -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- O.T. -- Samuel, 2nd, XIII, 1-13 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- O.T. -- Judges XIX--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Rape in the Bible
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The problem of rape in the biblical texts and culture; title: Scope of the study; title: Reading the rape texts collectively; title: Survey of research on the rape narratives; title: Feminist interpretations of the rape texts; title: Cultural interpretations of the rape texts :explorations in honor and shame; title: Reading connections between the rape texts; title: Legal material on rape; title: Genesis 34, the rape of Dinah, the disputes of men and the division of a family; title: The context of rape; title: The rape text progression; title: The rape of Dinah; title: Excursus : was Dinah raped?; title: Male responses to rape : negotiations and retributive violence; title: Jacob's response : ambiguous silence; title: The response of Shechem and Hamor : negotiation with an ulterior motive; title: The response of Jacob's sons : indignation, deception, and retaliation; title: Social fragmentation : severed ties and family dissension; title: Judges 19, the rape of the nameless concubine, hospitality; title: Gone awry and the decline of a nation; title: The context of rape; title: The narrative context of Judges 17:21 : social and moral decline; title: Framing the rape : two hospitality scenes; title: Hospitality scene one : excessive hospitality in the house of the father; title: Hospitality scene two : Gibeah and an old Ephraimite man; title: A brief interlude : setting the stage for Gibeah; title: The inhospitality and hostility of Gibeah; title: The rape text progression; title: The rape of the unnamed woman; title: Male responses to rape : a problematic call; title: To battle and civil war; title: The Levite's response : indifference and an excessively violent call to battle; title: Israel's response : civil war and the near decimation of Benjamin; title: Social fragmentation : social and moral collapse in a time without a king; title: 2 Samuel 13:1-22, the rape of Tamar and the fragmentation of a kingdom; title: The context of rape : judgment and succession; title: The rape text progression; title: The rape of Tamar; title: The relational dynamics of rape in David's house; title: Setting the stage for rape : the plot to seduce Tamar; title: Rape and resistance; title: Tamar's initial resistance; title: Amnon's rape of Tamar : love turns to hate; title: The post rape responses of Amnon and Tamar; title: Male responses to rape : dynamics of love and hate; title: Initial responses to rape : Absalom and David; title: Absalom's violent response : revenge against Amnon; title: Social fragmentation : family strife and royal succession.