Reading Trauma Narratives: Insidious Trauma in the Story of Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah (Genesis 29-30) and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale

This article investigates the notion of insidious trauma as a helpful means of interpreting the story of Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah as told in Genesis 29-30 that has found its way into the haunting trauma narrative of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. In the first instance, this articl...

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Main Author: Juliana Claassens
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: OTSSA 2020-05-01
Series:Old Testament Essays
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Online Access:http://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/352