Thou Art the Man
Author | : Ruth Mazo Karras |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2021-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812253023 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812253027 |
Rating | : 4/5 (027 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Thou Art the Man by : Ruth Mazo Karras
Download or read book Thou Art the Man written by Ruth Mazo Karras and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a work of medieval history and the history of gender and sexuality. It looks at the biblical King David, who has multiple paradigmatic identities in the Middle Ages: king, military leader, adulterous lover, sinner. It views David primarily from the perspective of medieval European Christian society but also from the medieval European Jewish viewpoint"--