The Sword of Judith: Judith Studies Across the Disciplines

doi:10.11647/obp.0009

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0009

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Copyright

Kevin R. Brine, Elena Ciletti; Henrike Lähnemann

Published On

2010-07-01

ISBN

Paperback978-1-906924-15-7

Hardback978-1-906924-16-4

PDF978-1-906924-17-1

HTML978-1-80064-436-6

Language

English

Print Length

534 pages (xix + 514)

Dimensions

Paperback156 x 27 x 234 mm(6.14" x 1.07" x 9.21")

Hardback156 x 29 x 234 mm(6.14" x 1.13" x 9.21")

Weight

Paperback1628g (57.43oz)

Hardback2023g (71.36oz)

Media

Illustrations53

OCLC Number

702115347

LCCN

2019452800

BIC

HRCG
HBTB

BISAC

REL006740
MUS048000
ART015000

LCC

BS1735.55

Keywords

Book of Judith
Holofernes
the Bible
art history
women's studies
gender studies
Christianity
Judaism
myth
the Old Testament
biblical literature
bible studies

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The Sword of Judith

Judith Studies Across the Disciplines

The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading Holofernes, the general of a powerful army, to free her people. The story has fascinated artists and authors for centuries, and is becoming a major field of research in its own right.

The Sword of Judith is the first multidisciplinary collection of essays to discuss representations of Judith throughout the centuries. Bringing together scholars from around the world, it transforms our understanding of Judith’s enduring story across a wide range of disciplines. The book includes sections on Judith in Christian, Jewish and secular textual traditions, as well as representations of Judith in art, music and theatre. The collection includes new archival source studies and the translation of unpublished manuscripts and texts previously unavailable in English.

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These essays, by presenting translations of unpublished manuscripts, analyzing new archival sources, and exploring Judith’s representation in narrative, poetry, art, music and theatre, demonstrate how Judith serves as a template for marking changing views of politics, ethics, gender roles and theology from the Patristic period to the nineteenth century.

Amy-Jill Levine

"The Sword of Judith: Judith Studies across the Disciplines ed. by Kevin R. Brine, Elena Ciletti and Henrike Lähnemann". Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues (1565-5288), vol. 24, 2013.

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Additional Resources

[website]Images of Judith and Holofernes - collection description

[website]Images of Judith and Holofernes - collection

A vast collection of images of Judith and Holofernes is available on ARTstor. Please note that the ARTstor collection requires institutional access.

[website]The Judith Project

The New York Public Library is host to The Judith Project, which is a multidisciplinary collaborative effort under the academic guidance of a distinguished panel of Judith scholars from around the world. The mission of The Judith Project is to enhance scholarship on The Book of Judith and on the theme of Judith and Holofernes in Western culture from antiquity to the present. The project's website contains more information, together with a comprehensive bibliographic reference tool.