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In this eye-opening book. llana Pardesexplores the tense dialogue between dominant patriarchal discourses of the Bible and counter female voices. Pardes studies women's plots and subplots, dreams and pursuits, uncovering the diverse and at times conflicting figurations of femininity in biblical texts. She also sketches the ways in which antipatriarchal elements intermingle with other repressed elements in the Bible: polytheistic traditions, skeptical voices, and erotic longings .Pardes, Ilana is the author of 'Countertraditions in Bible' with ISBN 9780674175426 and ISBN 0674175425.
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