LEADER 02820nam 2200481 450 001 9910808455203321 005 20230814222217.0 010 $a90-04-36630-X 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004366305 035 $a(CKB)4100000004464612 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5449587 035 $a2018010956 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004366305 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004464612 100 $a20180728d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWom(b)an $ea cultural-narrative reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives /$fby Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (332 pages) 225 1 $aBiblical interpretation series ;$vVolume 162 311 $a90-04-36097-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWom(b)an -- (In)fertility in the ancient Near East -- (In)fertility in the Akan culture -- Biological barrenness -- Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel: beautiful and barren -- Infertility in the former prophets -- Social barrenness -- Leah and Michal: estranged wives -- Dinah and Princess Tamar: violated women -- Tamar and Naomi-Ruth: widows. 330 $aIn Wom(b)an: A Cultural-Narrative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Barrenness Narratives Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte offers a reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives. The original word ?wom(b)an? visually underscores the centrality of a productive womb to female identity in the ANE and Hebrew contexts. Conversely, barrenness was the ultimate tragedy and shame of a woman. Utilizing Akan cultural custom as a lens through which to read the Hebrew barrenness tradition, De-Whyte uncovers another kind of barrenness within these narratives. Her term ?social barrenness? depicts the various situations of childlessness that are generally unrecognized in western cultures due to the western biomedical definitions of infertility. Whether biological or social, barrenness was perceived to be the greatest threat to a woman?s identity and security as well as the continuity of the lineage. Wom(b)an examines these narratives in light of the cultural meanings of barrenness within traditional cultures, ancient and present. 410 0$aBiblical interpretation series ;$vVolume 162. 606 $aWomen in the Bible 606 $aChildlessness in the Bible 615 0$aWomen in the Bible. 615 0$aChildlessness in the Bible. 676 $a221.6 700 $aDe-Whyte$b Janice Pearl Ewurama$01671597 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808455203321 996 $aWom(b)an$94034271 997 $aUNINA