1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784610703321

Autore

Meyers Carol L

Titolo

Discovering Eve : ancient Israelite women in context / / Carol Meyers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1988

ISBN

0-19-773886-9

0-19-987918-4

0-19-536219-5

1-4237-3699-0

1-280-52523-1

0-19-802161-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 238 pages)

Disciplina

305.4/862

Soggetti

Jewish women - Palestine - History

Women in Judaism

Women in the Bible

Palestine Social life and customs To 70 A.D

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography: p. 211-227 and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Eve as the Symbol of Women: Understanding the Task -- 2. The Problem of Patriarchy -- 3. Setting the Scene: The Highland Environment of Ancient Israel -- 4. The Genesis Paradigms for Female Roles, Part I: Genesis 2-3 -- 5. The Genesis Paradigms for Female Roles, Part II: Genesis 3:16 -- 6. Eve's World: The Family Household -- 7. Household Functions and Female Roles -- 8. Reconstructing Gender Relationships -- Epilogue: The Monarchy and Beyond

Sommario/riassunto

The everyday life of women in ancient Israel cannot be reconstructed from Biblical sources alone. This study uses archaeological and anthropological research to form a picture of women's status and way of life at this time.