Biblical Bathing Beauties and the Manipulation of the Male Gaze: What Judith Can Tell Us about Bathsheba and Susanna
The famous baths of two biblical women, Bathsheba and Susanna, captured the lust of their respective onlookers. Despite what is not a hint of seductive intent in their stories, many interpreters have portrayed these two characters as, essentially, “asking for it.” Feminist scholars have worked to re...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Indiana Univ. Press
[2017]
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Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 55-72 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bathsheba
/ Susanna Biblical character
/ Judith, Literary characters
/ Bath
/ Man
/ Seduction
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RelBib Classification: | FD Contextual theology HB Old Testament |
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