"Look at What They’ve Turned Us Into": Reading the Story of Lot’s Daughters with Trauma Theory and The Handmaid’s Tale

The story of Lot’s daughters’ incest with their father in Genesis 19:30-38 has been variously understood as a myth, a trickster tale, and an androcentric phantasy. In this paper, I will use insights gained from trauma theory, as well as from the characters of Emily and Moira in the Hulu adaptation o...

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Main Author: Cobb, Kirsi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2021
In: Open theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 208-223
Further subjects:B Trauma Theory
B Hebrew Bible
B Lot’s daughters
B insidious trauma
B Revenge
B traumatic amnesia
B re-enactment
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