Masculinities in the court tales of Daniel : advancing gender studies in the Hebrew Bible / Brian Charles DiPalma.

"In this volume, Brian Charles DiPalma examines masculinities in the court tales of Daniel as a test case for issues facing the burgeoning area of gender studies in the Hebrew Bible. In doing so, it both analyses how the court tales of Daniel portray the characters in terms of configurations of...

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Main Author: DiPalma, Brian Charles (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge studies in the biblical world.
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Summary:"In this volume, Brian Charles DiPalma examines masculinities in the court tales of Daniel as a test case for issues facing the burgeoning area of gender studies in the Hebrew Bible. In doing so, it both analyses how the court tales of Daniel portray the characters in terms of configurations of masculinity in their socio-historical context, and also seeks to advance gender studies in the Hebrew Bible on theoretical, methodological, and political grounds. Masculinities in the Court Tales of Daniel is therefore of interest not only to scholars working on Daniel, but also biblical scholars studying gender in the Hebrew Bible more broadly, including those engaged in feminist criticism, queer criticism, and studies of masculinity, as well as anyone studying gender within an ancient Near Eastern context"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 162 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315192260
1315192268
9781351754569
1351754564
9781351754552
1351754556
9781351754545
1351754548
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 28, 2022)