The Intercourse of Knowledge: On Gendering Desire and 'Sexuality' in the Hebrew Bible (Biblical Interpretation Series, V. 26) [Hardcover]

Athalya Brenner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 9004101551 | ISBN-13: 978-9004101555

A study of how, by what means, and to what extent, human love, desire and sex, and possibly even "sexuality", are gendered in the Hebrew Bible. Themes include: the construction of male and female bodies in language and ideologies; the praxis and ideology of sex, procreation and contraception; deviation from socio-sexual boundaries (eg incest, rape, adultery, homosexuality, prostitution); and eroticism and "pornographetics". There is also a classification and gendering of the linguistic and semantic data, and a discussion of some of the wider sociological and theological implications of the findings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'"Die detailreiche Studie stellt einen wichtigen Beitrag zur derzeitigen Genderdiskussion dar.'
C. Maier, "Zeitschrift f]r die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 1998.'"This book is a very welcome addition to the growing study of gender relations in the HB.'
Gale A. Yee, "Religious Studies Review, 1998.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004101551
• ISBN-13: 978-9004101555
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,459,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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