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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453894203321

Autore

Kamionkowski S. Tamar

Titolo

Gender reversal and cosmic chaos [[electronic resource] ] : a study in the book of Ezekiel / / S. Tamar Kamionkowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2003

ISBN

1-281-80255-7

9786611802554

0-567-13787-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 368

Disciplina

224.406

224/.406

Soggetti

Sex role - Religious aspects - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-177) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 METAPHOR; Chapter 3 GENDER REVERSAL: A WEAK MAN IS A WOMAN; Chapter 4 EZEKIEL 16 AND THE EMASCULATED MAN; Chapter 5 EZEKIEL 23 AND THE HYPERVIRILE MAN; Chapter 6 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about both the fear of gender reversal and its expression in the prophet Ezekiel's reworking of the marital metaphor. Kamionkowski argues that the abomination of ""wife Jerusalem"" is that she is attempting to pass for a male, thereby crossing gender boundaries and upsetting the world order. This story is therefore one of confused gender scripts, ensuing chaos and a re-ordering through the reinforcement of these strictly defined prescriptions of gendered behaviour.Using socio-historical evidence and the existence of the literary motif of ""men turning into women"" as a framework,