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oapen-20.500.12657-303092024-03-25T09:51:32Z The Sword of Judith R. Brine, Kevin Ciletti, Elena Lähnemann, Henrike women's studies the bible biblical literature bible studies judaism the old testament book of judith myth holofernes art history gender studies christianity God thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading Holofernes, the general of a powerful army, to free her people. The story has fascinated artists and authors for centuries, and is becoming a major field of research in its own right. The Sword of Judith is the first multidisciplinary collection of essays to discuss representations of Judith throughout the centuries. Bringing together scholars from around the world, it transforms our understanding of Judith’s enduring story across a wide range of disciplines. The book includes sections on Judith in Christian, Jewish and secular textual traditions, as well as representations of Judith in art, music and theatre. The collection includes new archival source studies and the translation of unpublished manuscripts and texts previously unavailable in English. 2018-04-03 00:00:00 2020-04-01T12:51:14Z 2020-04-01T12:51:14Z 2010 book 646711 OCN: 702115347 9781906924157 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30309 eng application/pdf n/a 646711.pdf http://www.openbookpublishers.com/reader/28 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0009 10.11647/OBP.0009 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781906924157 ScholarLed 529 open access
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The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading Holofernes, the general of a powerful army, to free her people. The story has fascinated artists and authors for centuries, and is becoming a major field of research in its own right. The Sword of Judith is the first multidisciplinary collection of essays to discuss representations of Judith throughout the centuries. Bringing together scholars from around the world, it transforms our understanding of Judith’s enduring story across a wide range of disciplines. The book includes sections on Judith in Christian, Jewish and secular textual traditions, as well as representations of Judith in art, music and theatre. The collection includes new archival source studies and the translation of unpublished manuscripts and texts previously unavailable in English.
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