Day of the Woman: Judges 4-5 as Slasher and Rape Revenge Narrative
In Judges 4 and 5, Jael viciously murders the Canaanite general Sisera with a tent peg to the head. This article approaches the text through horror, with particular reference to the slasher film and the rape-revenge film. Drawing on Carol Clover's landmark Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2018]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Année: 2018, Volume: 30, Numéro: 3, Pages: 193-205 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Juge 4-5
/ Jael, Personnage biblique
/ Sisera, Personnage biblique
/ Femme
/ Abus sexuel
/ Héroïne (Motif)
/ Viol (Motif)
/ Vengeance (Motif)
/ Splatterfilm
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Final Girl
B Rape B Yael B Clover B Carol B Revenge B Jael B Horreur B Judges 5 B slasher B Judges 4 |
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| Résumé: | In Judges 4 and 5, Jael viciously murders the Canaanite general Sisera with a tent peg to the head. This article approaches the text through horror, with particular reference to the slasher film and the rape-revenge film. Drawing on Carol Clover's landmark Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Horror Film, I argue that Jael should be read as a "Final Girl" who triumphs over the villainous Sisera. The article further suggests that because of the strong suggestion of sexual violence and Sisera as rapist, Judges 4 and 5 also invokes the genre of the rape-revenge film. Jael thus becomes the avenging female survivor. These parallels to horror illuminate the complex intersections of gender, ethnicity, and audience identification. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.2017-0016 |