The Ultimate Trickster in the Story of Tamar from a Feminist Perspective
Tamar in Genesis 38.6–30 has conventionally been interpreted as either a righteous woman who restored the discontinuity of the line of Judah or a wicked woman who employed wit and cunningness to achieve her desired ends. This paper tries to reinterpret Tamar’s act by taking account of imagination, a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2015
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| In: |
Feminist theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-101 |
| Further subjects: | B
Trickster
B Feminist B Levirate laws B fool B Tamar |
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| Summary: | Tamar in Genesis 38.6–30 has conventionally been interpreted as either a righteous woman who restored the discontinuity of the line of Judah or a wicked woman who employed wit and cunningness to achieve her desired ends. This paper tries to reinterpret Tamar’s act by taking account of imagination, and the women’s perspective and experiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0966735015597827 |