Sex, Honor, and Power in the Deuteronomistic History

by Ken Stone

In this original work, Stone studies the structure and social presuppositions of several narratives from the Deuteronomistic History in which sexual activity plays a significant role. Both narratological and anthropological tools are utilized in the textual analysis. Stone interestingly notes the link between sexual activity, gender and prestige structures; the emphasis on male contest and female chastity discussed by anthropologists of honour...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850756406
• ISBN13: 9781850756408
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"