Michele Osherow
Ashgate
Hardback
200
Bringing to bear a commanding knowledge of Hebrew Scripture Osherow presents a series of case studies of biblical heroines who engage in poetry and in song. The author investigates how the cultural requirement for feminine silence informs early modern readings of these biblical characters and furthermore how they were used to counteract cultural constraints on women's speech. The book's chapters focus on Miriam Hannah Deborah and a feminized King David.
Ashgate
Hardback
200
Bringing to bear a commanding knowledge of Hebrew Scripture Osherow presents a series of case studies of biblical heroines who engage in poetry and in song. The author investigates how the cultural requirement for feminine silence informs early modern readings of these biblical characters and furthermore how they were used to counteract cultural constraints on women's speech. The book's chapters focus on Miriam Hannah Deborah and a feminized King David.