A “Queer” Mother of Nations: Reproductive Futurism and the Maccabean Mother of Seven
This article explores the presentation of the Mother of Seven Sons in 2 and 4 Maccabees and her reception in some rabbinic literature. It uses as a framework queer theory, particularly Lee Edelman’s concept of reproductive futurism. Ultimately, it argues that the texts’ simultaneous emphasis on the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 120-153 |
Further subjects: | B
Queer
B reproductive futurism B Maccabees B Motherhood B Martyrdom B Reception History |
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