Wom(b)an : a cultural-narrative reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives /

Wom(b)an : a cultural-narrative reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	De-Whyte, Janice Pearl Ewurama, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Description:	xi, 320 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Biblical interpretation series ; volume 162 Biblical interpretation series ; v. 162.
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament. Women in the Bible. Childlessness in the Bible. Childlessness in the Bible. Women in the Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11868748

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ISBN:	9789004360976 9004360972
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Janice Pearl Ewurama De-Whyte offers a reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives. The original word 'wom(b)an' visually underscores the centrality of a productive womb to female identity in the ANE and Hebrew contexts. Conversely, barrenness was the ultimate tragedy and shame of a woman. Utilizing Akan cultural custom as a lens through which to read the Hebrew barrenness tradition, De-Whyte uncovers another kind of barrenness within these narratives. Her term 'social barrenness' depicts the various situations of childlessness that are generally unrecognized in western cultures due to the western biomedical definitions of infertility. Whether biological or social, barrenness was perceived to be the greatest threat to a woman's identity and security as well as the continuity of the lineage. Wom(b)an examines these narratives in light of the cultural meanings of barrenness within traditional cultures, ancient and present.
Other form:	Online version: De-Whyte, Janice Pearl Ewurama. Wom(b)an. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018 9789004366305

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