Frojmovic, E. (2023) The Siren's Seed. Images: a journal of Jewish art and visual culture. ISSN 1871-7993
Abstract
In two liturgical Pentateuchs from Northern Europe from around 1300, images of sirens appear unexpectedly and in ways that vary from common siren iconography. Perhaps these human–animal hybrids, or mixta, in their elusive sexuality and transgressive boundary-crossing articulate Jewish cultural concerns with gender politics. Feminist bestiary studies and feminist studies of vocality (the siren’s song) provide new insights into medieval gender politics and its subversions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Eva Frojmovic, 2023 IMAGES Also available online—brill.com/ima DOI:10.1163/18718000-12340169 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2023 15:13 |
Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2023 13:35 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Brill |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203683 |