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Taboo or Not Taboo

Sexuality and Family in the Hebrew Bible
  • ISBN-13: 9780800630850
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
  • By Ilona N. Rashkow
  • Price: AUD $62.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 09/09/2000
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 208 pages Weight: 320g
  • Categories: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]
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In a changing society, Christians and Jews have looked to the Bible to find values and models. But the Hebrew Bible does not offer just a single model for family behavior or relationships. This volume explores the positive and negative aspects of family life in ancient Israel as portrayed in the Bible. Rashkow examines the relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and siblings, looking at the variety of conflicts that emerged: incest, rape, abuse, murder, and hatred. Ultimately, Rashkow's analysis provides a reflection on family, which is given texture and depth through her use of psychoanalysis and literary theory. This text traces the influence of the biblical images on later Western literature and society and provides comparative discussions of other ancient Near Eastern literatures. Also useful as a textbook for courses in Hebrew Bible, feminist studies, and psychological interpretations of the Bible.
Ilona N. Rashkow is Professor of Judaic Studies, Women's Studies, and Comparative Literature at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. She has also been the Visiting Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Alabama. Among her publications are The Phallacy of Genesis (1993) and Upon the Dark Places (1990).
Acknowledgments 1. Psychoanalytic Literary Theory and the Hebrew Bible: What Hath Freud Wrought? 2. Sin and Sex, Sex and Sin: The Hebrew Bible and Human Sexuality 3. Throw Momma from the Garden a Kiss: Or Paradise Revisited 4. Oedipus Wrecks: The Covenant of Circumcision 5. Daddy-Dearest and the "Invisible Spirit of Wine: Theme and Variations 6. Boys Will Be Boys: Sibling Rivalry and the Fear of Castration 7. My Sister, My--Hmmm...: Brother-Sister Incest and Sibling Rivalry Afterwards: After Words Notes Works Cited Index
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