Vita Daphna Arbel is Professor Emerita of Biblical/Early Jewish Literature at the The University of British Columbia, Canada.

This monograph studies "the most beautiful woman" (Song 1:8, 5:9, 6:2), the female protagonist of the Song, using gender criticism and other critical methods ... This is a fine addition to a growing library of scholarly works on the Song of Songs.

• 1. Introduction2. On Patriarchy, Female Eroticism, and Idealized Femininity3. On Many Shades of Femininity4. On Conformity and Resistance through Dressing and Undressing5. ‘The Most Beautiful Woman” and Later GenerationsBibliographyIndex

Vita Daphna Arbel is Professor Emerita of Biblical/Early Jewish Literature at the The University of British Columbia, Canada.

This monograph studies "the most beautiful woman" (Song 1:8, 5:9, 6:2), the female protagonist of the Song, using gender criticism and other critical methods ... This is a fine addition to a growing library of scholarly works on the Song of Songs.

• 1. Introduction2. On Patriarchy, Female Eroticism, and Idealized Femininity3. On Many Shades of Femininity4. On Conformity and Resistance through Dressing and Undressing5. ‘The Most Beautiful Woman” and Later GenerationsBibliographyIndex

Vita Daphna Arbel is Professor Emerita of Biblical/Early Jewish Literature at the The University of British Columbia, Canada.

This monograph studies "the most beautiful woman" (Song 1:8, 5:9, 6:2), the female protagonist of the Song, using gender criticism and other critical methods ... This is a fine addition to a growing library of scholarly works on the Song of Songs.

• 1. Introduction2. On Patriarchy, Female Eroticism, and Idealized Femininity3. On Many Shades of Femininity4. On Conformity and Resistance through Dressing and Undressing5. ‘The Most Beautiful Woman” and Later GenerationsBibliographyIndex