| Are We Amused?: Humour about Women in the Biblical Worlds Contributor(s): Brenner, Athalya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0567083306 ISBN-13: 9780567083302 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that it's a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, with respect to both the texts read and their actual or implied author, may be fun as well as significant for understanding the biblical words. As most of the essays show, writing about women is writing about men as well. The critique of women, womanhood and femaleness implied by biblical and related texts serves, in equal measure, as a critique of men, manhood and maleness in the texts, of the texts' authors, and of the texts' commentators and readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 220.6 |
| LCCN: 2004556286 |
| Series: Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.34" W x 9.2" (0.56 lbs) 170 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that it's a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, as is largely done in the essays in this volume, with respect to both the texts read and their actual or implied author, may be fun as well as significant for understanding the biblical worlds. As most of the essays show, writing about women is writing about men as well. In other words, it is writing about gender roles. The critique of women, womanhood and femaleness implied by biblical and related texts serves, in equal measure, as a critique of men, manhood and maleness in the texts, of the texts authors, and of the texts' commentators and readers. Contributors include Scott Spencer, Mary Shields, Kathleen O'Connor, Toni Craven, Kathy Williams, Athalya Brenner, Gale Yee, Amy-Jill Levine, and Esther Fuchs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. |