The Red Tent Book Criticism

The red tent is a marvelous achievement, gripping and revealing, touching deeply the everyday life of people of an ancient time and radically different culture from what we are used to. I’m really glad i did, since it greatly expands the story of dinah, who is mentioned only in passing in the bible and is presented as a victim.

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The red tent book criticism. In that way it forms a commentary — i won’t say criticism — of the older stories, and what short shrift they give to the women, leah, rachel and the others, who also formed the world the bible relies on. The night after the mass circumcision, dinah's brothers sneak into the city. In the bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the book of genesis that recount the life of jacob and his infamous dozen sons.

In the red tent, what matters to the narrator is the women. The red tent is (very) loosely based on the story of dinah in genesis, and it is a book that is very easy to read. The book is not all bad, and not all silly.

The only surviving daughter of jacob and leah, dinah occupies. The red tent is a novel of biblical times (and of the customs of those times), detailing the imagined lives of rachel and leah, two wives of jacob (both true biblical figures) and, subsequently, the imagined story of dinah, the daughter of leah, also a true biblical figure. Download the red tent books now!

The red tent written by anita diamant, published by st. The second half of the book, which takes place in egypt, is somewhat more convincing and less oppressive—perhaps because there is no more red tent. And because it gives a voice to some of the women in the bible, that creates a personal point of access to.

Women connect to the book in so many ways and for so many reasons. The red tent honors the importance of women’s relationships within families and also within friendships. Criticisms from 2000 are interesting, but i think that time is on the side of deep appreciation for the red tent.

In the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life. In the bible it is an interesting though undeveloped and uncertain chronicle. Martin's paperbacks which was released on 25 november 2014.

Anita diamant's the red tent is an. At its core it affirms the value of women’s work and wisdom as well as women’s physical strength and fortitude. In theory, the red tent is a noble project, an attempt to give women a voice in the narratives of history from which they have historically been.

Dinah's tale is one that deserves fleshing out; Anita diamant's the red tent is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour. I was studying judaism in preparation for my conversion and my sponsoring rabbi recommended i read the book.

The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe remain in while experiencing their time of the month or while giving birth. If you're looking for a sermon, get thee to a church. I would be most interested in hearing your lectures in toronto.

They are furious about the kidnapping and rape of their sister, and slaughter every man they can find. Annalouise carter | december 2, 2014 Ah, but can one come away still thinking of it as a novel.

Rachel was the prettier of the two sisters and the woman jacob wanted to marry but her father tricked jacob into first marrying leah, before letting him marry rachel as well, according to the bible. The author does succeed in giving the reader some feel for life in an ancient culture, and for the experiences that are the same for all women at all times. Seeing how in love with dinah his son is, the king agrees and the bargain is struck.

A biblical sorority of women and told in the voice of jacob's only daughter dinah, this is a piece of genesis, from the feminine point of view. For example, the red tent—the novel’s central motif—does not appear in biblical stories. The rape of dinah is a difficult but to create an enraged dinah battling her family merely creates a new set of problems.

Available in pdf, epub, mobi format. One can be a person of faith without being insulted by a single syllable in this book. A minor character from the book of genesis tells her life story in this vivid evocation of the world of old testament women.

I would highly recommend the novel to all. In the red tent, what matters to the narrator is the women. In the bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the book of genesis.

In that way it forms a commentary — i won’t say criticism — of the older stories, and what short shrift they give to the women, leah, rachel and the others, who also formed the world the bible relies on. Full review | original score: “i’m eternally grateful to readers for whom the book has meant so much,” diamant said of “the red tent.” “and it means such different things to different people.” “i’m still kind.

Diamant admits that she has used much poetic license in recreating dinah’s story: I had tired to read this book but stopped after a few chapters because it seemed so audacious to be blasphemous. The red tent is where women gather during their cycles of birthing, menses and illness.

I first encountered the red tent in college and it had a profound impact on me as well.

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