Why Jephthah's daughter weeps :: a child-oriented interpretation /

"Why does Jephthah's daughter weep? Readers have creatively imagined the causes of her tears as she weeps upon her betulim-usually translated virginity or maidenhood. But her menstrual cycle's relation to these terms is rarely mentioned. A child-oriented theoretical and methodological...

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1. Verfasser: Talbot, Margaret Murray (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden : Boston : Brill, [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Biblical interpretation series ; v. 199.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung:"Why does Jephthah's daughter weep? Readers have creatively imagined the causes of her tears as she weeps upon her betulim-usually translated virginity or maidenhood. But her menstrual cycle's relation to these terms is rarely mentioned. A child-oriented theoretical and methodological foundation and research with post-menarcheal girls provide new answers to oft-raised questions about Bat-Yiphtach's weeping and her agency. Through an in-depth philological review and a focus on the "excluded middle" of the child-adult binary, this translation and interpretation of the story contribute to the field of childhood studies and shows that menarche and menstruation play a larger role in the narrative than readers have realized"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004508170
9004508171
ISSN:0928-0731 ;

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