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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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2017
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 79, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 187-204 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Entrapment
B Delilah B Μίμηση B Deception B Sexuality B weave B Samson |
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| Σύνοψη: | 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: | 2163-2529 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2017.0041 |