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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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2017]
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Anno: 2017, Volume: 79, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 187-204 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Bibel. Giudice 16,4-22
/ Tessere
/ Donna
/ Sessualità
/ Illusione
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HB Antico Testamento NBE Antropologia NCF Etica della sessualità |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
ENTRAPMENT (Psychology)
B Donna B Imitazione <motivo> B Deception B Frode B Stereotypes (Social psychology) B Delilah B Entrapment B Bible. Judges B Sessualità B Mimesis B WEAVING in literature B Sexuality B Delila B Simson Personaggio biblico B WOMEN'S sexual behavior B weave B DELILAH (Biblical figure) B Samson B SAMSON (Biblical judge) |
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| Riepilogo: | 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 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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