TY - JOUR
T1 - "And Judith Set Forth"
T2 - The Travels of a Heroine
AU - Livneh, Atar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Atar Livneh.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Judith is a wealthy, pious, celibate, domestic(ated) widow both at the beginning of the story and at its conclusion. Comprising the central section, her peregrinations to Holofernes' tent (Jdt 10:1-13:20) and the Jerusalem temple (Jdt 15:8-16:21) serve as an "interlude."Her story (chs. 8-16) is thus structured as a rite de passage, opening and ending in two stable states that enclose a liminal core. This article traces the role her two journeys play in the narrative, comparison of the topographical details, encounters with foreigners, and gender roles, suggesting that Judith's first voyage marks her separation from her community and position within it, the second her reintegration and restoration to her original status.
AB - Judith is a wealthy, pious, celibate, domestic(ated) widow both at the beginning of the story and at its conclusion. Comprising the central section, her peregrinations to Holofernes' tent (Jdt 10:1-13:20) and the Jerusalem temple (Jdt 15:8-16:21) serve as an "interlude."Her story (chs. 8-16) is thus structured as a rite de passage, opening and ending in two stable states that enclose a liminal core. This article traces the role her two journeys play in the narrative, comparison of the topographical details, encounters with foreigners, and gender roles, suggesting that Judith's first voyage marks her separation from her community and position within it, the second her reintegration and restoration to her original status.
KW - gender
KW - Judith
KW - rites de passage
KW - travel
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85208247847&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/15685179-bja10061
DO - 10.1163/15685179-bja10061
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85208247847
SN - 0929-0761
JO - Dead Sea Discoveries
JF - Dead Sea Discoveries
ER -