Eve's Journey: Feminine Images in Hebraic Literary TraditionThis work traces the migration of several female images and feminine situations from their early appearances in biblical writings to their incarnations in modern Hebraic literature. Focusing on the evolution of early female archetypes, the book also shows how cultural perceptions change. |
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Eve's Journey: Feminine Images in Hebraic Literary Tradition Nehama Aschkenasy No preview available - 1986 |
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Adam Agnon Amos Oz ancient Arnold Band attempts Aviv Baruch Kurzweil beauty becomes Berdichewscky's Beruria Bible biblical narrator biblical text brothers character cosmic created culture daugh daughter David death Deborah demonic Dinah episode Eve's evil existence experience father feelings female figure female protagonist feminine forces Genesis Genesis Rabbah Gershon Shaked Geula girl Hannah Hasidic Haskalah Hebraic Hebrew heroine historical human husband inner Israel Jacob Jael Jerusalem Jewish Judaic Kabbalah Kabbalistic kerchief kibbutz Klonimus language Leah Leah's Lilith literary literature madness male protagonist man's Mariashka married Mazal Michal Midrash modern mother Naomi narrative novel oppression Oz's patriarchal person poem predicament Rabbi rape reality role Ruth S. Y. Agnon scene Schocken Schoendel seems seen sense serpent sexual Shekinah shtetl Sisera social spirit story symbol tale Talmudic Tamar Tehilah Tel Aviv tells tion Tirtza tradition Trans Tsirel Tzili voice wife women writers York Zivah Zohar