Religion and Female Body in Ancient Judaism and Its Environments

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-11-040653-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 573 g

Reihe: ISSN

The volume publishes papers read at the ninth International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Budapest, 2012. The title of the conference and the issuing volume covers an, on the one hand, extremely important and, on the other hand, regrettably neglected aspect particularly of the ancient Jewish and Christian traditions. Traditional manifestations of both Judaism and Christianity are predominantly masculine theological constructions. Despite their harsh masculine orientation, however, neither Judaism nor Christianity lacks elaboration on the female principle. When an ancient author chooses female imagery in order to make his message more emphatic, the female body as such forms an integral part of their metaphors. The contributions in this volume explore this phenomenon within the literature of early Judaism, and within its broad environments.

Zielgruppe

Theology, biblical studies, ancient history, gender studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xeravits, Géza G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen von Sexualität, Geschlecht und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Über Autor(innen)

Géza G. Xeravits, Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest, Ungarn und Selye J. University, Komárno, Slowakei.

Géza G. Xeravits, Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest, Ungarn und Selye J. University, Komárno, Slowakei.