Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos

Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos

Author: S. Tamar Kamionkowski

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9780567137876

Category: Religion

Page: 192

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This book is about both the fear of gender reversal and its expression in the prophet Ezekiel's reworking of the marital metaphor. Kamionkowski argues that the abomination of "wife Jerusalem" is that she is attempting to pass for a male, thereby crossing gender boundaries and upsetting the world order. This story is therefore one of confused gender scripts, ensuing chaos and a re-ordering through the reinforcement of these strictly defined prescriptions of gendered behaviour.Using socio-historical evidence and the existence of the literary motif of "men turning into women" as a framework, this book argues that Ezekiel 16, in particular, reflects the gender chaos which arises as an aftermath of social and theological crises.
Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos
Language: en
Pages: 192

Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos

Authors: S. Tamar Kamionkowski
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-06-01 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

This book is about both the fear of gender reversal and its expression in the prophet Ezekiel's reworking of the marital metaphor. Kamionkowski argues that the abomination of "wife Jerusalem" is that she is attempting to pass for a male, thereby crossing gender boundaries and upsetting the world order. This
Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos
Language: en
Pages: 192

Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos

Authors: S. Tamar Kamionkowski
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-06-01 - Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press

This book is about both the fear of gender reversal and its expression in the prophet Ezekiel's reworking of the marital metaphor. Kamionkowski argues that the abomination of "wife Jerusalem" is that she is attempting to pass for a male, thereby crossing gender boundaries and upsetting the world order. This
A Theological Examination of Symbolism in Ezekiel with Emphasis on the Shepherd Metaphor
Language: en
Pages: 330

A Theological Examination of Symbolism in Ezekiel with Emphasis on the Shepherd Metaphor

Authors: Joel K. T. Biwul
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-14 - Publisher: Langham Publishing

This book addresses one of the ever-aching problems of human society – failed leadership in secular and sacred domains. It points out, from Ezekiel’s use of symbolism and shepherd motif, what society stands to suffer and or lose under a bad human leadership structure and bad governance. This plays out
Celibacy in the Ancient World
Language: en
Pages: 616

Celibacy in the Ancient World

Authors: Dale Launderville
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07-01 - Publisher: Liturgical Press

Celibacy is a commitment to remain unmarried and to renounce sexual relations, for a limited period or for a lifetime. Such a commitment places an individual outside human society in its usual form, and thus questions arise: What significance does such an individual, and such a choice, have for the
The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets
Language: en
Pages: 208

The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets

Authors: Julia M. O'Brien, Chris Franke
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-08 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

This volume explores multiple dimensions of prophetic texts and their violent rhetoric, providing a rich and engaging discussion of violent images not only in prophetic texts and in ancient Near Eastern art but also in modern film and receptions of prophetic texts. The volume addresses questions that are at once