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Gina Hens-Piazza
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Gina Hens-Piazza
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Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
July 2017
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Though the five poems of Lamentations undoubtedly refer to the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE, the multiple voices that narrate unspeakable suffering and labor to make sense of the surrounding horror do so at women s expense.
In the opening chapters, a prevailing metaphor of Jerusalem as a woman (Woman Zion) portrays a weeping widow, abandoned and alone, who soon becomes the target of blame for the downfall of the city and its inhabitants. Vague sexual improprieties craft the basis of her sinfulness, seemingly to justify her immense suffering as punishment. The damning effect of such a metaphor finds company in subsequent accounts of women, young girls, and mothers all victims of the destruction recorded therein. But this feminist interpretation of Lamentations does not stop at merely documenting the case against women; it also demonstrates how such texts can serve as sources of strength by lifting up portraits of courageous resistance amid the rubble of misogynist landscapes."
Author
Gina Hens-Piazza
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
July 2017
Weight
411g
Page Count
160
Dimensions
152 x 229 x 16 mm
ISBN
9780814681541
ISBN-10
0814681549
Eden Code
4515114
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Author/Creator: Gina Hens-Piazza
ISBN: 9780814681541
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date: July 2017
Weight: 411g
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Eden Code: 4515114