Death and Dissymmetry: The Politics of Coherence in the Book of Judges

by Mieke Bal

Book Overview

Combining literary criticism and feminist analysis, Death and Dissymmetry radically reinterprets not only the Book of Judges but also the tradition of its reception and understanding in the West. In Mieke Bal's account, Judges documents the Israelite culture learning to articulate itself in a decisive period of transition.

Counter to standard readings of Judges, Bal's interpretation demonstrates that the book has a political and ideological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226035557
• ISBN13: 9780226035550
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"