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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815050303321

Autore

Anderson Cheryl B. <1950->

Titolo

Women, ideology, and violence [[electronic resource] ] : critical theory and the construction of gender in the book of the covenant and the Deuteronomic law / / Cheryl B. Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T and T Clark International, c2004

ISBN

1-281-80312-X

9786611803124

0-8264-3761-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 394

Disciplina

222/.1067

Soggetti

Critical theory

Frankfurt school of sociology

Law (Theology) - Biblical teaching

Sex role

Violence in the Bible

Women in the Bible

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Vanderbilt University, 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; List of Abbreviations: Laws; Chapter 1 WOMEN, IDEOLOGY, AND VIOLENCE: CRITICAL THEORY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER IN THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT AND THE DEUTERONOMIC LAW; Chapter 2 A SURVEY OF THE LAWS ON WOMEN IN THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT AND THE DEUTERONOMIC LAW; Chapter 3 THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY IN THE BC AND DL; Chapter 4 LAW, GENDER, AND VIOLENCE; Chapter 5 IMPLICATIONS; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Cheryl Anderson examines the laws relating to women that are found in the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic law. She argues that the laws can be divided into those that treat women similarly to men (defined as "inclusive" laws) and those that treat women differently ("exclusive" laws). This study then suggests that the exclusive laws, which construct gender as male dominance/female subordination, do



not just describe violence against women but constitute a form of violence against women. As a non-historical critique of ideology, critical theory is used to offer analytical insights that