Evil Looms: Delilah - Weaver of Wicked Wiles
In this essay, I argue that weaving functions as more than a literary flourish in Judges 16 in that it reflects widespread androcentric cultural stereotypes concerning female sexuality, deception, and entrapment. I further posit that these associations find linguistic support in the tale's sust...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-204 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 16,4-22
/ Weaving (motif)
/ Woman
/ Sexuality
/ Deception
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
ENTRAPMENT (Psychology)
B Immitation B Deception B Fraud B Stereotypes (Social psychology) B Samson Biblical character B Delilah B Entrapment B Bible. Judges B Mimesis B WEAVING in literature B Sexuality B Woman B WOMEN'S sexual behavior B weave B DELILAH (Biblical figure) B Samson B SAMSON (Biblical judge) |
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| Summary: | In this essay, I argue that weaving functions as more than a literary flourish in Judges 16 in that it reflects widespread androcentric cultural stereotypes concerning female sexuality, deception, and entrapment. I further posit that these associations find linguistic support in the tale's sustained and often clever engagement with the language of weaving. Taken in its entirety, the concantenation of weaving imagery and vocabulary evokes said stereotypes to enhance the story's erotic and foreboding atmosphere. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-7912 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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