by Ilana Pardes
Harvard University Press, 1993
Paper: 978-0-674-17545-7 | eISBN: 978-0-674-26639-1 | Cloth: 978-0-674-17542-6
Library of Congress Classification BS575.P27 1992
Dewey Decimal Classification 220.92

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In this eye-opening book, llana Pardes explores the tense dialogue between dominant patriarchal discourses of the Bible and counter female voices. Pardes studies women’s plots and subplots, dreams and pursuits, uncovering the diverse and at times conflicting figurations of femininity in biblical texts. She also sketches the ways in which antipatriarchal elements intermingle with other repressed elements in the Bible: polytheistic traditions, skeptical voices, and erotic longings.