Sexual hospitality in the Hebrew Bible [electronic resource] : patronymic, metronymic, legitimate, and illegitimate relations / Thalia Gur-Klein.
A woman's life in the ancient world was constrained by her social and economic status. As a daughter she was firmly under the aegis of her father and brothers, who would later allocate the woman to another man as his wife. The power of fathers and husbands extended to using their wives and daug...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield ; Oakville, CT :
Equinox Pub. Ltd,
2013.
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| Series: | Gender, theology, and spirituality.
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| Summary: | A woman's life in the ancient world was constrained by her social and economic status. As a daughter she was firmly under the aegis of her father and brothers, who would later allocate the woman to another man as his wife. The power of fathers and husbands extended to using their wives and daughters as sexual gifts to gain favour. Yet, alongside this, woman had certain socio-economic rights notably concerning inheritance and property - which they could use to protect themselves. 'Sexual Hospitality in the Hebrew Bible' examines sacred sexuality and ritual fecundity from patronymic marriage - w. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (326 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-321) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1844657655 9781844657650 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |