The Siren’s Seed

In two liturgical Pentateuchs from Northern Europe from around 1300, images of sirens appear unexpectedly and in ways that vary from common siren iconography. Perhaps these human–animal hybrids, or mixta, in their elusive sexuality and transgressive boundary-crossing articulate Jewish cultural conce...

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Published in:Images
Main Author: Frojmovic, Eva (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Images
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Summary:In two liturgical Pentateuchs from Northern Europe from around 1300, images of sirens appear unexpectedly and in ways that vary from common siren iconography. Perhaps these human–animal hybrids, or mixta, in their elusive sexuality and transgressive boundary-crossing articulate Jewish cultural concerns with gender politics. Feminist bestiary studies and feminist studies of vocality (the siren’s song) provide new insights into medieval gender politics and its subversions.
ISSN:1871-8000
Contains:Enthalten in: Images
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18718000-12340169