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050	0	4	_aBS1315.P886.N377 2018
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100	1		_aPowell, Stephanie Day, _e1
245	1	0	_aNarrative desire and the Book of Ruth / _cStephanie Day Powell. _hPR
260			_aLondon, UK ; _aNew York, New York, USA : _bBloomsbury T and T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, _c(c)2018.
300			_axi, 201 pages ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aLibrary of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; _v662
490	1		_aPlaying the Texts
490	1		_aT & T Clark Library of Biblical Studies
504			_a1 and indexes.
505	0	0	_aNarrative desire and the Book of Ruth -- _tResistance: ambiguity and artistry in the Book of Ruth -- _tRupture: Ruth and Fried green tomatoes -- _tReclamation: Ruth and Oranges are not the only fruit -- _tRe-engagement: Ruth and Golem, the spirit of exile -- _tConclusion: (Un)final gleanings.
520	8		_aStephanie Day Powell illuminates the myriad forms of persuasion, inducement, discontent, and heartbreak experienced by readers of Ruth. Writing from a lesbian perspective, Powell draws upon biblical scholarship, contemporary film and literature, narrative studies, feminist and queer theories, trauma studies and psychoanalytic theory to trace the workings of desire that produced the book of Ruth and shaped its history of reception. Wrestling with the arguments for and against reading Ruth as a love story between women, Powell gleans new insights into the ancient world in which Ruth was written. Ruth is known as a tale of two courageous women, the Moabite Ruth and her Israelite mother-in-law Naomi. As widows with scarce means of financial or social support, Ruth and Naomi are forced to creatively subvert the economic and legal systems of their day in order to survive. Through exceptional acts of loyalty, they, along with their kinsman Boaz, re-establish the bonds of family and community, while preserving the line of Israel's great king David. Yet for many, the story of Ruth is deeply dissatisfying. Scholars increasingly recognize how Ruth's textual "gaps" and ambiguities render conventional interpretations of the book's meaning and purpose uncertain. Feminist and queer interpreters question the appropriation of a woman's story to uphold patriarchal institutions and heteronormative values. Such avenues of inquiry lend themselves to questions of narrative desire, that is, the study of how stories frame our desires and how our own complex longings affect the way we read.
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630	0	0	_aBible. _pRuth _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pRuth _xFeminist criticism.
830		0	_aLibrary of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; _v662.
830		0	_aPlaying the texts.
830		0	_aT & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell