TY  - BOOK
ED  - R. Brine, Kevin
ED  - Ciletti, Elena
ED  - Lähnemann, Henrike
AB  - 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 The collection includes new archival source studies and the translation of unpublished manuscripts and texts previously unavailable in English.
DO  - 10.11647/OBP.0009
ID  - OAPEN ID: 646711
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 702115347
KW  - women's studies
KW  - the bible
KW  - biblical literature
KW  - bible studies
KW  - judaism
KW  - the old testament
KW  - book of judith
KW  - myth
KW  - holofernes
KW  - art history
KW  - gender studies
KW  - christianity
KW  - God
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/59b00720-a5be-4ff1-b80b-b1869067e13d/646711.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30309
PB  - Open Book Publishers
PY  - 2010
SN  - 9781906924157
TI  - The Sword of Judith : Judith Studies Across the Disciplines
ER  - 
