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Womanist Wisdom in the Song of Songs

Secrets of an African Princess

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Presents a philosophical reading of the Song of Songs
  • Unveils the ethics and wisdom pertaining to the art of relationships hidden within the poetic lyricism of the Song of Songs
  • Shows how the Song is still relevant to women in the twenty-first century

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Virginity Re-imagined

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 15-28
  3. The Art of Seduction

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 29-45
  4. A Room of Her Own

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 47-60
  5. Infidelity’s Dark Night

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 61-73
  6. Secrets of Lovemaking

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 75-88
  7. The Crucible of Grace

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 89-103
  8. Is God a Woman?

    • Abi Doukhan
    Pages 105-129
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 131-139

About this book

Belonging to Hebrew Wisdom literature, the Song of Songs offers a fresh look at love and relationships through its main female character, the Shulamite, which profoundly differs from traditional religious approaches to love and sexuality. Drawing from exegetical as well as philosophical sources, Abi Doukhan follows the Shulamite’s journey away from patriarchy to her own self-individuation as she discovers a wisdom of love that is deeply personal and feminine.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, USA

    Abi Doukhan

About the author

Abi Doukhan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and holds the Pearl and Nathan Halegua Family Initiative Chair in Ethics and Tolerance.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Womanist Wisdom in the Song of Songs

  • Book Subtitle: Secrets of an African Princess

  • Authors: Abi Doukhan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30052-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30051-7Published: 13 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30054-8Published: 13 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30052-4Published: 31 October 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 139

  • Topics: Feminist Theology, Feminism, Women's Studies

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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Hardcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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