Sacred witness : rape in the Hebrew Bible / Susanne Scholz.
2010
221.83641532 S368s 2010
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Title
Sacred witness : rape in the Hebrew Bible / Susanne Scholz.
Author
ISBN
9780800638610 (alk. paper)
0800638611 (alk. paper)
0800638611 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
221.83641532 S368s 2010
System Control No.
(OCoLC)422764161
(OCoLC)422764161
(OCoLC)422764161
Summary
"In Sacred Witness, Susanne Scholz discusses the wide range of rape texts in biblical literature-some that long have troubled readers, others that should have but didn't, such as texts of marital rape, for example, or metaphorical speech about God as rapist. Assuming the androcentric nature of these writings, Scholz asks how we may read these texts in order to find some redemptive meaning for women, children, and men who have been injured by sexual violence and by "cultures of rape." Sacred Witness provides illuminating reflection on some of the most troubling texts in the Hebrew Bible" -- Publisher description.
Note
"In Sacred Witness, Susanne Scholz discusses the wide range of rape texts in biblical literature-some that long have troubled readers, others that should have but didn't, such as texts of marital rape, for example, or metaphorical speech about God as rapist. Assuming the androcentric nature of these writings, Scholz asks how we may read these texts in order to find some redemptive meaning for women, children, and men who have been injured by sexual violence and by "cultures of rape." Sacred Witness provides illuminating reflection on some of the most troubling texts in the Hebrew Bible" -- Publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : a promise for a blessing
Breaking the silence : the legacy of acquaintance rape
Subjugated by gender and class : the rape of enslaved women
Controlling wives : marital rape fantasies
Regulating rape : the case of biblical and ancient Near Eastern laws
Gang raping : on the culture of misogyny during peace and war
Losing power : the rape of men as male fear and reality
Resisting the theology of a rapist : against the poetics of rape in prophetic literature
Conclusion : the blessing of a sacred witness.
Breaking the silence : the legacy of acquaintance rape
Subjugated by gender and class : the rape of enslaved women
Controlling wives : marital rape fantasies
Regulating rape : the case of biblical and ancient Near Eastern laws
Gang raping : on the culture of misogyny during peace and war
Losing power : the rape of men as male fear and reality
Resisting the theology of a rapist : against the poetics of rape in prophetic literature
Conclusion : the blessing of a sacred witness.
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