"My brother Esau is a hairy man": hair and identity in ancient Israel

Hair in material culture and art of the ancient Near East -- Samson : maleness, charisma, warrior status, and hair -- Nazirite vow : domesticating charisma and recontextualizing hair -- Absent hair -- Letting down her hair or cutting it off : the transformation of the female

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niditch, Susan 1950- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Israel (Antiquity) / Hair / Social history studies
B Old Testament / Hair
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Hair Religious aspects Judaism
B Hair Social aspects
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Summary:Hair in material culture and art of the ancient Near East -- Samson : maleness, charisma, warrior status, and hair -- Nazirite vow : domesticating charisma and recontextualizing hair -- Absent hair -- Letting down her hair or cutting it off : the transformation of the female
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:019518114X