TY - JOUR
T1 - The dog and the adulteress
T2 - The meaning and context of a tale of adultery in a Jewish ethical work
AU - Tohar, Vered
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © John Benjamins Publishing Company
PY - 2020/12/31
Y1 - 2020/12/31
N2 - This article discusses a well-known Hebrew folktale about an adulterous couple in which the man is turned into a wild dog in punishment for his sin and attacks his married mistress. This story is found in the popular ethical work Kav Ha-yashar (The Just Measure) which was first printed in 1705. Using this story, I will demonstrate how folktales are used as a means of instilling fear of horrific punishment for breaking the social convention of monogamous marriage, and as a way of expressing misogyny. At the same time, the story provides a platform for expressing deviant sexuality, which is, of course, a taboo in everyday life. The transformation into a dog is based upon well-known canine images in Jewish culture.
AB - This article discusses a well-known Hebrew folktale about an adulterous couple in which the man is turned into a wild dog in punishment for his sin and attacks his married mistress. This story is found in the popular ethical work Kav Ha-yashar (The Just Measure) which was first printed in 1705. Using this story, I will demonstrate how folktales are used as a means of instilling fear of horrific punishment for breaking the social convention of monogamous marriage, and as a way of expressing misogyny. At the same time, the story provides a platform for expressing deviant sexuality, which is, of course, a taboo in everyday life. The transformation into a dog is based upon well-known canine images in Jewish culture.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1075/rein.00044.toh
DO - https://doi.org/10.1075/rein.00044.toh
M3 - مقالة
SN - 0925-4757
VL - 32
SP - 181
EP - 195
JO - Reinardus
JF - Reinardus
IS - 1
ER -