A Nameless Bride of Death: Jephthah’s Daughter in American Jewish Women’s Poetry
In the Hebrew Bible, Jephthah’s daughter has neither name nor heir. The biblical account (Judg. 11:30–40) is somber—a daughter due to be sacrificed because of her father’s rash vow. The theme has inspired numerous midrashim and over five hundred artistic works since the Renaissance. Traditionally ba...
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De Gruyter
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Open Theology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0001 |