{"product_id":"the-nakedness-of-the-fathers-biblical-visions-and-revisions-9780813524474","title":"The Nakedness of the Fathers  Biblical Visions and Revisions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA meditation on the key narratives of the Hebrew Bible, this book includes characters of the Old Testament, and is viewed by the author from a feminist perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlicia Ostriker combines her talents as poet, essayist, and literary critic in this witty and profound meditation on key narratives of the Hebrew Bible. . . .It is vital reading for anyone concerned with contemporary women's reimagining of the sacred. * Cross Currents *\u003cbr\u003eAll of us who are women poets, idol breakers, and revisionists . . . feel a deep kinship to the work of Alicia Ostriker, and a debt as well. -- Eleanor Wilner * recipient of a MacArthur fellowship and author of Sarah's Gift *\u003cbr\u003eTransgressive, devout, poetic, bawdy, Ostriker's book executes a Jewish feminist's contradance with tradition and makes of it an ecstatic celebration.  -- Marilyn Hacker * poet and former editor of Kenyon Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe Nakedness of the Fathers belongs on the bookshelf of Jewish feminists beside Plaskow's Standing Again at Sinai. * Outlook *\u003cbr\u003eAn imaginative and spiritual dialogue with characters and narratives of the Old Testament. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Entering the tents\u003cbr\u003e In the beginning the being\u003cbr\u003e Entering the tents\u003cbr\u003e 2. As in myth: The Garden\u003cbr\u003e The Garden\u003cbr\u003e Creation\u003cbr\u003e The brothers\u003cbr\u003e Survival\u003cbr\u003e The father's nakedness\u003cbr\u003e The rainbow\u003cbr\u003e 3. Myth into legend: The fathers I\u003cbr\u003e The bosom of Abraham\u003cbr\u003e Sarah, or defiance\u003cbr\u003e The opinion of Hagar\u003cbr\u003e The cave\u003cbr\u003e Isaac, or laughter\u003cbr\u003e The opinion of the ram\u003cbr\u003e Rebecca's way\u003cbr\u003e Jacob, or the man of touch\u003cbr\u003e The sisters\u003cbr\u003e Rachel solo\u003cbr\u003e The interpretation of dreams. 4. Legend into history: The fathers II\u003cbr\u003e The nursing father\u003cbr\u003e The songs of Miriam\u003cbr\u003e The opinion of Aaron\u003cbr\u003e History: A Midrash on Sinai\u003cbr\u003e The Sabbath: Mystery against history\u003cbr\u003e The story of Joshua\u003cbr\u003e Judges, or disasters of war\u003cbr\u003e The redeeming of Ruth\u003cbr\u003e Hannah, or sons and lovers\u003cbr\u003e David the king\u003cbr\u003e The wisdom of Solomon\u003cbr\u003e 5. Though she delay: The return of the mothers\u003cbr\u003e Esther, or the world turned upside down\u003cbr\u003e Job, or a meditation on justice\u003cbr\u003e Tree of life\u003cbr\u003e Intensive care\u003cbr\u003e A prayer to the Shekhinah","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768150851927,"sku":"9780813524474","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813524474.jpg?v=1758716575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-nakedness-of-the-fathers-biblical-visions-and-revisions-9780813524474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}