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‘She Made Herself up Provocatively for the Charming of the Eyes of Men’ (Jdt. 10.4): Cosmetics and Body Adornment in the Stories of Judith and Susanna
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2019-03-01 , DOI: 10.1177/0951820719832449
Laura Quick 1
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The use of cosmetics and body adornment in order to decorate and beautify oneself is an almost universal part of the human experience. This was also true of the ancient Palestinian culture that gave rise to the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish literature. Despite this, cosmetics and their function in the narratives in which they feature is an understudied subject within the academic scholarship of biblical literature. This article discusses the use of cosmetics in biblical and Jewish-Hellenistic texts, demonstrating that cosmetics were associated with immoral behavior and illicit sexual practices. Nevertheless, in the stories of Judith and Susanna, these characters apparently receive no such censure for applying cosmetic oil. By considering the use of cosmetics akin to a speech act, able to communicate something specific about one's social or sexual status, this article provides a new access to understanding these narratives and the characterisations of their female heroines.

中文翻译:

“她以引人入胜的魅力吸引了自己的目光”(Jdt。10.4):朱迪思和苏珊娜故事中的化妆品和身体装饰

使用化妆品和身体装饰物来装饰和美化自己是人类体验中几乎普遍的部分。产生希伯来圣经和早期犹太文学的古代巴勒斯坦文化也是如此。尽管如此,在圣经文学的学术研究中,化妆品及其在其叙述中的作用仍是一个未被充分研究的主题。本文讨论了圣经和犹太希腊化文本中化妆品的使用,表明化妆品与不道德行为和非法性行为有关。然而,在朱迪思和苏珊娜的故事中,这些角色显然并没有受到使用化妆油的谴责。通过考虑使用类似于言语行为的化妆品,能够传达有关某人的特定信息
更新日期:2019-03-01
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