Author : Hagith Sivan
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780567080554
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Book Synopsis Between Woman, Man and God by : Hagith Sivan
Download or read book Between Woman, Man and God written by Hagith Sivan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the demands of the Decalogue, manhood entails the avoidance of stealing, killing, and coveting, not to mention apostasy and violation of the Sabbath and other men's property. What, then, would be the essence of womanhood, if different? By selecting female characters' narratives as interpretative clues for the "law," this book presents a legal, behavioral, and representational reading of the Decalogue. Beginning with an analysis of the legal contents of each Commandment through allied legal texts which relate to women and to the feminine, each chapter continues with an investigation of the ways in which the activities of the female and male protagonists of select narratives elucidate the range of Commandments.