1. Evil Looms: Delilah--Weaver of Wicked Wiles.
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NOEGEL, SCOTT B.
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WOMEN'S sexual behavior , *WEAVING , *LITERATURE , *STEREOTYPES , *ENTRAPMENT (Psychology) , *DECEPTION - Abstract
In this essay, I argue that weaving functions as more than a literary flourish in Judges 16 in that it reflects widespread androcentric cultural stereotypes concerning female sexuality, deception, and entrapment. I further posit that these associations find linguistic support in the tale's sustained and often clever engagement with the language of weaving. Taken in its entirety, the concantenation of weaving imagery and vocabulary evokes said stereotypes to enhance the story's erotic and foreboding atmosphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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