Womanist Wisdom in the Song of Songs: Secrets of an African Princess

by Abi Doukhan

Overview

Belonging to Hebrew Wisdom literature, the Song of Songs offers a fresh look at love and relationships through its main female character, the Shulamite, which profoundly differs from traditional religious approaches to love and sexuality. Drawing from exegetical as well as philosophical sources, Abi Doukhan follows the Shulamite’s journey away from patriarchy to her own self-individuation as she discovers a wisdom of love that is deeply personal and feminine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030300548
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	139
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Abi Doukhan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and holds the Pearl and Nathan Halegua Family Initiative Chair in Ethics and Tolerance.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Unconventional Feminine.- Chapter 2: Virginity Re-Imagined.- Chapter 3: The Art of Seduction.- Chapter 4: A Room of Her Own .- Chapter 5: Infidelity’s Dark Night.- Chapter 6: Secrets of Lovemaking.- Chapter 7: The Crucible of Grace.- Chapter 8: Is God a Woman?.