Countertraditions in the Bible: A Feminist Approach

by Ilana Pardes

Book Overview

In this eye-opening book, llana Pardes explores the tense dialogue between dominant patriarchal discourses of the Bible and counter female voices. Pardes studies women's plots and subplots, dreams and pursuits, uncovering the diverse and at times conflicting figurations of femininity in biblical texts. She also sketches the ways in which antipatriarchal elements intermingle with other repressed elements in the Bible: polytheistic traditions, skeptical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067417545X
• ISBN13: 9780674175457
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"