The Wiles of Women/the Wiles of Men: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife in Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic Folklore

Brand: State University of New York Press

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UPC:
9780791426845
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
10/19/1995
Author:
Shalom Goldman
Language:
english
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Focusing on gender issues, this book compares and contrasts the treatment of the Potiphar's Wife motif--in which a woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force himself upon her--in ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic folklore.