[HUMA 4750] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (15 pages long!)

• School: York University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMA 4750
• Professor: Matthew Feuer

Document Summary

Are the depicted in the same way as men in the odyssey or illiad, etc. Daniel boyarin"s notion of the "un-heroic- jewish male (from freud) Both in the womb, esau was a man of the field and yaakov was a simple man, a thinker. What about yaakov"s battle with the angel (does he become more masculine by battling?) and his meeting with esau. Different types, different goals; family man, adventurous man. The wise and the evil children (pesach), the feminine and masculine, jewish self-image. Biale"s frame- the narrative transgression of law- shows a theological subtlety regarding gender and sexuality in the bible. Even though the canaanites were into fertility there are examples of child sacrifice. A lot to say about sexuality and how they were formed and. Nuclear family as the representation of societal stability. Cynics see sexuality as primarily a distraction from philosophy, the highest calling.