RT Article
T1 Evil Looms: Delilah—Weaver of Wicked Wiles
JF The catholic biblical quarterly
VO 79
IS 2
SP 187
OP 204
A1 Noegel, Scott B.
LA English
PB Catholic Biblical Association of America
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1812417780
AB 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.
K1 Mimesis
K1 Entrapment
K1 Deception
K1 Sexuality
K1 weave
K1 Samson
K1 Delilah
DO 10.1353/cbq.2017.0041