Children, Motherhood, and the Social Death of Childless Women: The Social and Theological Construction of Infertility in the Hebrew Bible and in Cameroon
This paper reviews the biblical mandate to have children in tension with the claim that God holds the exclusive power to open and close wombs. What are the social and cultural implications of this theological assertion for procreative disadvantaged women in the Hebrew Bible (Sarah [Gen.16], Rebecca...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2020
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Biblical interpretation
Année: 2020, Volume: 28, Numéro: 5, Pages: 608-634 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Stérilité
/ Couples sans enfants
/ Reproduction (biologie)
/ Femme
/ Kamerun
/ Bibel. Altes Testament
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| Classifications IxTheo: | FD Théologie contextuelle HB Ancien Testament NCF Éthique sexuelle |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Procreation
B Infertility B Childlessness B Gender B Children B pronatal societies |
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| Résumé: | This paper reviews the biblical mandate to have children in tension with the claim that God holds the exclusive power to open and close wombs. What are the social and cultural implications of this theological assertion for procreative disadvantaged women in the Hebrew Bible (Sarah [Gen.16], Rebecca [Gen. 25], Rachel [Gen. 29–30], Samson’s mother [Judges 13], and Hannah [1 Sam 1])? Focusing on children’s value, I will examine the implications of procreative sexual ethics for Cameroonian women with permanent infertility. The conclusion further proposes a reconceptualized and subversive motherhood model using the Naomi-Ruth narrative, constructing family beyond biology or genetics. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-2805A005 |