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100 _aStone, Ken (Kenneth A.)
245 _aSex, honor and power in the Deuteronomistic history
260 _aSheffield, England
_bSheffield Academic Press
_c1996
300 _a170
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440 _aJournal for the study of the Old Testament., Supplement series ;, 234.
520 _a In this original work, Stone studies the structure and social presuppositions of several narratives from the Deuteronomistic History in which sexual activity plays a significant role. Both narratological and anthropological tools are utilized in the textual analysis. Stone interestingly notes the link between sexual activity, gender and prestige structures; the emphasis on male contest and female chastity discussed by anthropologists of honour and shame; and the role of the exchange of women in relations between men. In each story, sexual practice is primarily related to male struggles for hon.
650 _aBible -- Socio-rhetorical criticism. Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism) Sex in the Bible.
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