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Stocker, Margarita Judith: Sexual Warrior Women and Power in Western Culture
New Haven, CT Yale Univ Press 1998 0300073658 / 9780300073652 First Edition Hard Cover New New Jacket Photographs
"The Old Testament story of the widow Judith - the irresistible siren who lured her people's deadly enemy, Holofernes, to his death, beheading him to save Jerusalem - is an enduring cultural myth in Western society. In this original and provocative book, the author explores Western fascination with the image of Judith and the abundance of interpretations that have surrounded her at different times from the early Middle Ages to the present. The myth of Judith provides an important key to modern society's view of women and power, she argues. This book investigates the periodic resurgence of the Judith legend and how myth and history have become confused. Judith's various guises illuminate central issues of Western conciousness - sex, death, violence, politics, beliefs, and perversion. In exploring the theme, an alternative history of Western attitudes emerges, however." 278 pages including an index, notes, and 22 pages of color and black-and-white illustrations. Cloth binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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11.04 USD
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