In the red tent, we see dinah grow from childhood to old age. In the bible, dinahs story is only briefly mentioned. And itll help you get a handle on the red tent anyway, the red tent is all about a little lady called dinah. In fairness, the book is about dinah so i understand this somewhat. She is a minor character in the bible, but the author has broadened her story. In a confiding and poetic voice, dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, rachel, leah, zilpah, and bilhahall wives to jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits. A minor character from the book of genesis tells her life story in this vivid evocation of the world of old testament women.
The red tent by anita diamant overdrive rakuten overdrive. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and leah, sister of joseph. The tent is, as the narrator says, an earthbound rainbow, which is also true of this novel.
The red tent by reading guidebook club discussion questions. The red tent by anita diamant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Readsdownload the red tent pdf books online nilowberta. Dinah was the youngest of jacobs 12 children, and his only daughter, but her role in the bible was so. The red tent by anita diamant 1997 her name is dinah.
Sep 27, 2015 the red tent by anita diamant in chm, djvu, epub download e book. The only surviving daughter of jacob and leah, dinah occupies a far differe. Most women have heard of the red tent because they read the book. It was interesting to read how the women lived in the book. Dec 06, 2014 the red tent, a twopart adaptation of anita diamants novel about a biblical story, is being broadcast on sunday and monday on lifetime. Known as simply the object of her brothers wrath, dinah. In chapter 34 of the book of genesis, dinahs tale is a short, horrific detour in the familiar narrative of jacob and joseph. The red tent tells the littleknown biblical story of dinah, daughter of the patriarch jacob and his wife, leah. But hey, check out our guide to the bible if youre into that. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and sister of joseph.
The red tent told in dinahs voice, anita diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent. What strikes you about the cultural differences dinah encounters visavis food, clothing, work, and malefemale relationships. After reading anita diamants novel the red tent, you can finally answer that age old question. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah. The red tent is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour. The story says that dinah was raped by an egyptian prince. In the bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the book of genesis that deal with jacob and his dozen sons. Anita diamant imaginatively tells the story from the fresh perspective of its women. Each ones story of how they came to love jacob and how jacob came to love them is told through the narration of dinah, jacobs only daughter. It begins with the story of the mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhah the four wives of jacob. Take our free the red tent quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Told in dinahs voice, the red tent reveals the traditions of ancient womanhood and family honour. In the red tent, author anita diamant recreates the popular biblical story of jacob by giving a voice to his only daughter, dinah.
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 that are about her father, jacob, and his dozen sons. The book was to long and and repetitive especialily the first part of the story. The wives of jacob gather in the red tent, and in that image anita diamant has found the heart of a pulsing and moving novel. A historical perspective by isadora gabrielle leidenfrost, phd and alisa starkweather.
Told in dinahs voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhoodthe world of the red tent. Find books like the red tent from the worlds largest community of readers. Dinah, the narrator, opens the red tent by introducing herself and explaining that she is reciting the memories of her life and her mothers livesbecause without a daughter to tell the story, a womans history does not live on. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
The red tent 20th anniversary edition anita diamant macmillan. There are thousands of women across the globe who are bringing forth their gifts as red tent leaders in their communities. Corinne explains that red tent is an umbrella idea for a number of projects related to women. The red tent by anita diamant book club discussion. The jewish wedding now addie baum is the boston girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for america and its effect on their three daughters. The red tent was novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 that gave us a story of women who come together in a menstrual hut, known as the red tent. Anyway, the red tent is all about a little lady called dinah. Dec 04, 2014 marrying biblical heft with the particular bonds between mothers and daughters as well as moms noble sacrifices, anita diamants bestseller the red tent is a perfect fit for lifetime. The book also looks at the secrets of women, their private conversations, feelings, superstitions and rituals, kept sacred from the men in the privacy of the red tent, and childbirth itself too, a private process of pain, fear and delight dealt with only by women. Mar 29, 2002 the novel in question is the red tent, and its modest but highly delighted author is anita diamant, an experienced american journalist who has also written several nonfiction guides to. The red tent imagines the life of dinah the new york times. 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 that are about her father, jacob, and his.
Readsdownload the red tent pdf books online hello fellow readers. Goodreads members who liked the red tent also liked. The red tent movement has a seventeenyear history, but connects to thousands of years of tradition of women honoring women and creating a world that embraces honesty, and respects for. And it is with this spirit that the red tent movement has flourished as a global phenomenon. 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. 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 the ruddy shade of the red tent, the menstrual tent, they ran their fingers through my curls, repeating the escapades of their youths, the sagas of their childbirths. The red tent by anita diamant tells the story of the biblical character dinah, jacobs daughter and josephs sister. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant that was first published in 1997. Their stories were like offerings of hope and strength poured out before the queen of heaven, only these gifts were not for any god or goddess but for me. She recently published an updated edition of her very first book, which was the new jewish wedding.
Told in the voice of jacobs daughter dinah who only received a glimpse of recognition in the book of genesis, we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters who bled within the red tent. 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. Aug 15, 2017 anita diamants iconic novel the red tent turns 20 on the 20th anniversary of the publication of the red tent, anita diamant looks back on how her iconic book changed her and the concept of historical fiction. Dec 07, 2014 the red tent alters and expands on the story of dinah from the book of genesis in the bible. Finally, a book that answers childhoods biggest question without any birds or bees in sight. The red tent by anita diamant is a novel which caught my eye in a bookshop many moons ago, listed in the back of my mind as a to read and never actually came to read it until roughly 12 years later, as a result of it slipping in and out of recall. 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 that tell of her father, jacob, and his twelve. Told in dinahs voice, it opens with the story of her mothers the four wives of jacob each of whom embodies unique feminine traits, and concludes with dinahs own startling and unforgettable story of betrayal, grief and love. Dec 07, 2014 bunk, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to biblical adaptations, the best policy always is, buyer beware. Anita diamant is the author of twelve books the newest novel being the boston girl. 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 that tell of her. Literary fiction historical this paperback book the publishing house is pan in 2002 it has 386 pages booksalvation have grade it as good and has a few scuffs marks etc reasonable used book it will be shipped from our uk warehouse.
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