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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ackerman, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2005]
Series:Gender, theory, and religion.
Subjects:
David, > King of Israel.
Jonathan > (Biblical figure)
Gilgamesh.
Bible. > Samuel > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Samuel.
Homosexuality in literature.
Homosexuality in the Bible.
Homosexualité dans la littérature.
Homosexualité dans la Bible.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gay & Lesbian.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Of greeting cards and methods : understanding ancient Near Eastern sex
  • Introducing Gilgamesh
  • Gilgamesh and Enkidu
  • The liminal hero, part 1
  • The liminal hero, part 2
  • Introducing David
  • David and Jonathan
  • Liminality and beyond
  • Epilogue

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