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Tal Ilan
Silencing the Queen
The Literary Histories of Shelamzion and Other Jewish Women
[Die Königin zum Schweigen bringen. Die literarische Geschichte Shelamzions und anderer jüdischer Frauen.]
2006. XV, 315 pages. Summary
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Taking the example of the Jewish queen Shelamzion Alexandra (76-67 BCE) for a starting point, Tal Ilan explores the way historical documents from antiquity are reworked and edited in a long process that ends in silencing the women originally mentioned in them.