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

• Autore: Kamionkowski S. Tamar
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 224.406; 224/.406
• Soggetto topico: Sex role - Religious aspects - Christianity
• 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender reversal and cosmic chaos
• ISBN: 1-281-80255-7; 9786611802554; 0-567-13787-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782266603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 368.