The Sword of Judith, 2010, p.239
2010
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- The Cunning of Judith in Late Medieval German Texts
- Ist Teil von
- The Sword of Judith, 2010, p.239
- Ort / Verlag
- United Kingdom: Open Book Publishers
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Quelle
- Alma/SFX Local Collection
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- In her song of triumph in the Book of Judith, Judith herself describes her beauty as a form of cunning; all versions are in agreement about this. Judith adorns herself with the express intention of deceiving Holofernes: “εἰς ἀπάτην αὐτοῦ” (for his deceit, LXX Jdt 16:8), “ad decipiendum illum”(to deceive him, Vulg. Jdt 16:10), “jn zu betriegen”(to deceive him; Luther Bible 1534 Jdt 16:10) etc. While Judith’s cunning deeds and words are presented as an unquestionably positive and divinely endorsed device in the Book of Judith, the situation becomes more complex in the reception. As soon as the
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISBN: 1906924163, 9781906924164Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_ebookcentralchapters_3384111_20_258
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Applied sciences, Arts, Behavioral sciences, Bible, Clergy, Cunning, Diseases, Divine attributes, Divinity, Doctrinal theology, Hand weapons, Health sciences, Human behavior, Human populations, Infectious diseases, Literary genres, Literature, Medical conditions, Men, Papillomavirus infections, Personality, Personality psychology, Personality traits, Persons, Poetic forms, Poetry, Population studies, Practical theology, Priests, Printmaking, Psychology, Religion, Sacred texts, Social sciences, Spiritual leaders, Stanzas, Swords, Systematic theology, Technology, Theology, Torture, Violence, Viral diseases, Visual arts, Warts, Weapons, Woodcuts