Holiness and Transgression (eBook)

Mothers of the Messiah in the Jewish Myth

Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel (Autor)

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2017
294 Seiten
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
9781618115614 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume deals with the female dynasty of the House of David and its influence on the Jewish Messianic Myth. It provides a missing link in the chain of research on the topic of messianism and contributes to the understanding of the connection between female transgression and redemption, from the Bible through Rabbinic literature until the Zohar. The discussion of the centrality of the mother image in Judeo-Christian culture and the parallels between the appearance of Mary in the Gospels and the Davidic Mothers in the Hebrew Bible, stresses mutual representations of "e;the mother of the messiah"e; in Christian and Jewish imaginaire. Through the prism of gender studies and by stressing questions of femininity, motherhood and sexuality, the subject appears in a new light. This research highlights the importance of intertwining Jewish literary study with comparative religion and gender theories, enabling the process of filling in the 'mythic gaps' in classical Jewish sources. The book won the Pines, Lakritz and Warburg awards.

Rezensionen

“Relying on a unique blend of feminist theory and psychoanalysis, Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel offers a highly illuminating account of the role of mothers—from the Bible to the Zohar—within the framework of messianic configurations. An innovative and beautifully written book that invites us to consider the great relevance of gender issues to the understanding of the enigmatic interrelations between transgression and redemption.”

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Psychoanalysis and Jewish Life
• Übersetzer: Eugene D. Matanky
• Verlagsort: Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• ISBN-13: 9781618115614 / 9781618115614