New Faculty Book: Reading the Song of Songs in a #Metoo era

Jan 29, 2024

Reading the Song of Songs in a #Metoo era : women, sex, and public discourse, edited by Simeon B. Chavel and Elaine T. James is now available at Wright Library.

Find it on the shelf at BS1483 .R46 2023 and as an e-book.

From the publisher:

"The Song of Songs is the only book of the Bible to privilege the voice of a woman, and its poetry of love and eroticism also bears witness to violence. How do the contemporary #MeToo movement and other movements of protest and accountability renew questions about women, gender, sex, and the problematic of the public at the heart of this ancient poetry? This edited volume prominently features women scholars and seeks to reinvigorate feminist scholarship on the Song by exploring diverse contexts of reading, from Akkadian love lyrics, to Hildegard of Bingen, to Marc Chagall."

Reading the Song of Songs in a #Metoo era : women, sex, and public discourse, edited by Simeon B. Chavel and Elaine T. James on a table in Wright Library