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The Story of Naomi—The Book of Ruth : From Gender to Politics.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Biblical Performance Criticism SeriesPublisher: Eugene : Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (218 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498206198
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Story of Naomi—The Book of RuthDDC classification:
  • 222.35059999999999
LOC classification:
  • BS1315.52.G554 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part 1 -- The Naomi Story: An Oral Substrate -- The Naomi Story: A Female Performance Tradition -- The Naomi Story: A Performance Analysis -- The Naomi Story Becoming the Book of Ruth -- Part 2 -- Reconstructing the Naomi Story -- The Naomi Story Script -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index.
Summary: The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rather a story told with a very different purpose in mind. Before Ruth, there was the Story of Naomi, a subversive story designed to challenge a male-dominated status quo. Through comedy, sarcastic irony, and unparalleled rhetorical skill the Naomi storyteller holds up for inspection social gender roles and the power of sexuality in a manner that resonates yet today. The Story of Naomi--The Book of Ruth goes behind the literary rendition of the story and recaptures the original oral tale, with script and performance directions that brings to life the humor, tragedy, and transparent honesty shared between the Naomi storyteller and her audience.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part 1 -- The Naomi Story: An Oral Substrate -- The Naomi Story: A Female Performance Tradition -- The Naomi Story: A Performance Analysis -- The Naomi Story Becoming the Book of Ruth -- Part 2 -- Reconstructing the Naomi Story -- The Naomi Story Script -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index.

The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rather a story told with a very different purpose in mind. Before Ruth, there was the Story of Naomi, a subversive story designed to challenge a male-dominated status quo. Through comedy, sarcastic irony, and unparalleled rhetorical skill the Naomi storyteller holds up for inspection social gender roles and the power of sexuality in a manner that resonates yet today. The Story of Naomi--The Book of Ruth goes behind the literary rendition of the story and recaptures the original oral tale, with script and performance directions that brings to life the humor, tragedy, and transparent honesty shared between the Naomi storyteller and her audience.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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