books.google.com - In this original work, Stone studies the structure and social presuppositions of several narratives from the Deuteronomistic History in which sexual activity plays a significant role. Both narratological and anthropological tools are utilized in the textual analysis. Stone interestingly notes the link...http://books.google.com/books/about/Sex_Honor_and_Power_in_the_Deuteronomist.html?id=2WJk7O25vC4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSex, Honor, and Power in the Deuteronomistic History
Continuum International Publishing Group, 1996 - Religion - 170 pages
In this original work, Stone studies the structure and social presuppositions of several narratives from the Deuteronomistic History in which sexual activity plays a significant role. Both narratological and anthropological tools are utilized in the textual analysis. Stone interestingly notes the link between sexual activity, gender and prestige structures; the emphasis on male contest and female chastity discussed by anthropologists of honour and shame; and the role of the exchange of women in relations between men. In each story, sexual practice is primarily related to male struggles for honour and power.
