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First-degree incest and the Hebrew Bible : sex in the family

Title
First-degree incest and the Hebrew Bible : sex in the family / by Johanna Stiebert.
Author
Stiebert, Johanna
Publication
  • London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
  • ©2016

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Description
xi, 228 pages; 25 cm
Summary
Incest' refers to illegal sexual relations between family members. Its precise contours, however, are culturally specific. Hence, an illegal incestuous union in one social context may be a legal close-kin union in another. First-degree sexual unions, between a parent and child, or between siblings, are most widely prohibited and abhorred. This book discusses all overt and covert first-degree incest relations in the Hebrew Bible and also probes the significance of gaps and what these imply about projected sexual and social values. As the dominant opinion on the origin of first-degree incest continues to be shaped, new voices such as those of queer and post-feminist criticism have joined the conversation. It navigates not only the incest laws of Leviticus and the narratives of Lot and his daughters and of Amnon and Tamar but pursues subtler intimations of first-degree sexual unions, such as between Adam and his (absent but arguably implied) mother, Haran and Terah's wife, Ham and Noah.0In pursuing the psycho-social values that may be drawn from the Hebrew Bible regarding first-degree incest, this book will provide a thorough review of incest studies from the early 20th century onward and explain and assess the contribution of very recent critical approaches from queer and post-feminist perspectives.
Series Statement
  • T & T Clark Library of Biblical studies
  • Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament studies ; 596
Uniform Title
  • T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
  • Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 596.
Subject
  • Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Bible
  • Incest > Religious aspects > Judaism
  • Jewish mythology
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction -- Reasons and rationale for incest taboos -- First-degree incest and the Hebrew bible - Non-narrative texts -- First-degree incest and the Hebrew bible - Narrative texts -- Conclusions.
Call Number
JFE 16-13636
ISBN
  • 9780567600332
  • 0567600335
OCLC
949219297
Author
Stiebert, Johanna, author.
Title
First-degree incest and the Hebrew Bible : sex in the family / by Johanna Stiebert.
Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
T & T Clark Library of Biblical studies
Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament studies ; 596
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 596.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-13636
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