{"product_id":"rape-culture-in-the-house-of-david-9781032302218","title":"Rape Culture in the House of David","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRape Culture in the House of David: A Company of Men\u003c\/em\u003e describes a biblical rape culture sustained and maintained by Yhwh and a host of menâfrom royal kings and princes to their relatives, counselors, generals, and servants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume reveals that sexual violence in the house of David is not simply perpetrated by its most powerful men. Rather, in the pursuit of power, status, authority, and honor, men form alliances and networks that support the use and abuse of womenâs bodies and valorize sexualized violence against other men. The man who is most capable of sexual violence is Israelâs ideal king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Thiede deftly addresses the power and contemporary relevance of these narratives and argues that exposing and naming rape culture in biblical literature is essentialâin social, economic, and political realms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a meaningful feminist intervention in the field of biblical studies and is of great benefit to graduate students and scholars of religion,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Rape and Rape Culture in the Hebrew Bible: Choosing the Right Words; 1. Disposing of Daughters, Sisters, and Wives: The Rapes of Tamar and of David’s \u003cem\u003ePilagshim\u003c\/em\u003e; 2. The Taking, Trapping, and Raping of Women: Michal and Bathsheba; 3. The Once and the Future King: Saul, David, and the Practice of Sexual Violence; Hidden in Plain Sight—The Rape Culture of the Hebrew Bible: Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018959159639,"sku":"9781032302218","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032302218.jpg?v=1750778822","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rape-culture-in-the-house-of-david-9781032302218","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}