When Heroes Love : The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David /

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Toward the end of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh laments the untimely death of his comrade Enkidu, "my friend whom I loved dearly." Similarly in the Bible, David mourns his companion, Jonathan, whose "love to me was wonderful, greater than the love of women." T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ackerman, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2005]
Colección:Gender, Theory, and Religion
Temas:
Homosexuality in literature.
Homosexuality in the Bible.
LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBT.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Prologue
  • 1. Of Greeting Cards and Methods: Understanding Ancient Near Eastern Sex
  • The Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh
  • 2. Introducing Gilgamesh
  • 3. Gilgamesh and Enkidu
  • 4. The Liminal Hero, Part 1
  • 5. The Liminal Hero, Part 2
  • The Biblical Story of David and Jonathan
  • 6. Introducing David
  • 7. David and Jonathan
  • 8. Liminality and Beyond
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Citation Index

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