Gender, War, and Josephus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10908382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caryn A Reeder (0000-0002-0642-3077, Department of Religious Studies, Westmont College955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, ca 93108, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-85 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700631-12340419 |
| OpenAlex | W2008532303 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In accordance with traditional Greco-Roman constructions of gender, the Roman victory in the First Jewish Revolt left the Jews emasculated. In Jewish War , Josephus reconstructs the masculinity of the Jews through descriptions of their daring raids, courageous fighting, and the choice of death over surrender; by depicting the loyal Herodian rulers as undeniably masculine, the Jewish women as unquestionably feminine, and the rebel leaders as dishonorably effeminate; and finally, by exploiting the inherent contradictions in Roman military masculinity. According to Jewish War , the Jews as a whole can be honorably masculine despite the failure of the revolt, a conclusion supported by the further development of Jewish masculinity in Josephus’s later writings
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Jewish literature · Jewish studies · Josephus · Judaism · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Surrender · Victory · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Gender Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |