Women, Ideology and Violence

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A&C Black, 2006 M01 1 - 148 páginas
Cheryl Anderson examines the laws relating to women that are found in the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic law. She argues that the laws can be divided into those that treat women similarly to men (defined as 'inclusive' laws) and those that treat women differently ('exclusive' laws). She then suggests that the exclusive laws, which construct gender as male dominance/female subordination, do not just describe violence against women but are inherently violent toward women. As a non-historical critique of ideology, critical theory is used to offer analytical insights that have significant implications for understanding gender constructions in both ancient and contemporary settings.

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Chapter
4
Previous Research on the Role of Biblical
10
LAW GENDER AND VIOLENCE
16
Methodological Considerations
17
Exclusive Laws
21
Chapter 2
23
Introduction
37
Conclusions
48
Gender Theory and the Construction of Masculinity in the BC and DL
77
A law is male if it embodies only the male experience
86
Law as Violence
92
Conclusions
98
Biblical Interpretation in a Culture of Violence Against Women
110
Appendix
118
Appendix
126
Index of References
143

Inclusive Laws
49
The Legitimation of Identity
72

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Hebrew studies, Volumen47

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Cheryl Anderson is Old Testament professor at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and a Methodist Minister. Previously she was a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C. Her other books include 'Women, Idelogy and Violence' (T&T Clark, 2004).

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