Woman at the Window : Biblical Tales of Oppression and Escape

In creative, analytical retellings of biblical tales about women, Aschkenasy demonstrates how recurring situations, dilemmas, and modes of conduct represent the politics of women's realities in premodern civilization—how women's lives in those times were characterized by social and legal limitations which some accepted and others challenged. 1. Woman At The Window -- The Treacherous Matron Looks Through The Lattice -- Yael At Her Doorstep -- Deborah Under The Palm Tree -- Michael By The Window -- 2. Woman On The Road: The Hazards Of The Open Space -- The Rape Of Dinah -- The Hapless Concubine -- 3. Woman Ventures Out: Mobility And Its Benefits -- Tamar At The Crossroads -- Abigail Takes To The Road -- Woman On The Wall -- 4. Woman Behind The Scenes -- Rebecca Eavesdrops -- Bathsheba On The Roof -- 5. In The Palace Of Words -- Women And Language -- Eve Is Beguiled -- The Language Of Diplomacy -- Hannah Wills A Son -- Language Is Power -- Epilogue. Nehama Aschkenasy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 175-178) And Index. In analytical retellings of biblical tales about women, Nehama Aschkenasy seeks to demonstrate how recurring situations, dilemmas and modes of conduct represent the politics of women's realities in premodern civilization. She draws on literary critique and behavioural and social theories.