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Dangerous Feminine Sexuality: Biblical Metaphors and Sexual Violence Against Women

Ewing, Lisa M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1367353989

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2013, Master of Humanities (MHum), Wright State University, Humanities.
This analysis responds to an ongoing debate between feminist and traditional readings of sexually violent (SV) metaphors in the prophetic texts of Hosea, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, and the New Testament book of Revelation. Whereas feminist scholars have often argued that such metaphors are built upon the exploitation of women’s sexuality, traditionalist scholars have insisted that the metaphors are merely literary devices that should only be read within their historical and literary contexts. Taking a moderate position, this analysis uses the cognitive metaphor theory to explain that the SV metaphors depend on cognitive associations of dangerous feminine sexuality to relate to historically-specific concerns of the original authors and audiences. This analysis then examines said historically-specific concerns to reveal the literary function of the metaphors in their original contexts. Finally, this analysis closes by considering current sociopsychological concerns that cause contemporary society to continue relying on the same cognitive associations of dangerous feminine sexuality as seen the SV metaphors.
David Barr, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
Mark Verman, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Andrea Harris, M.A. (Committee Member)
Ava Chamberlain, Ph.D (Advisor)
119 p.
Biblical Studies; Religion; Womens Studies
BIBLICAL METAPHOR; BIBLE, FEMINIST CRITICISM; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; HOSEA, BOOK OF; JEREMIAH; BOOK OF; EZEKIEL, BOOK OF; REVELATION, BOOK OF; WHORE OF BABYLON; BIBLE, WOMEN IN; COGNITIVE METAPHOR THEORY

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  • Ewing, L. M. (2013). Dangerous Feminine Sexuality: Biblical Metaphors and Sexual Violence Against Women [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1367353989

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ewing, Lisa. Dangerous Feminine Sexuality: Biblical Metaphors and Sexual Violence Against Women. 2013. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1367353989.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ewing, Lisa. "Dangerous Feminine Sexuality: Biblical Metaphors and Sexual Violence Against Women." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1367353989

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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