Are we amused? : humour about women in the biblical worlds /
Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that it's a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, as is largely done in the essays in this volume, with res...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark International,
2003
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| Series: | BTC (Series) ;
2. Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 383. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that it's a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, as is largely done in the essays in this volume, with respect to both the texts read and their actual or implied author, may be fun as well as significant for understanding the biblical worlds. As most of the essays show, writing about women is writing about men as well. In other words, it is writing about gender roles. The critique of women, womanhood and fem. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780826426277 0826426271 9780567083302 0567083306 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
