"My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man" Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel

ISBN-10: 019518114X

ISBN-13: 9780195181142

Edition: 2008

Authors: Susan Niditch

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Over the last decade, there has been an explosion of scholarly interest in the relationship between culture and the body. One topic that has emerged is the role of hair in the presentation of the body. Hair plays an integral and intricate role in the way human beings represent and identifythemselves. The way we treat our hair has to do with aesthetics, social structure, religious identity, and a host of other aspects of culture. In societies both modern and ancient, the hairdo is one of the keys to a group's cultural code. In the traditions of ancient Israel, hair relates toimportant aspects of identity concerning gender, ethnicity, and holiness. In this book, Susan Niditch seeks a deeper…

Book details

List price: $86.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.49" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English




Introduction



Hair in the Material Culture and Art of the Ancient Near East



Samson: Maleness, Charisma, Warrior Status, and Hair



The Nazirite Vow: Domesticating Charisma and Recontextualizing Hair



Absent Hair



Letting Down Her Hair or Cutting It off: The Ritual Trial of a Woman Accused of Adultery and the Transformation of the Female "Other"



Conclusions


References


General Index


Biblical Index