@phdthesis{00f2a54a-4057-4554-a774-b99b599ce386,
  abstract     = {{This book explores how the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah depict warriors as vulnerable. In the oracle sections of these prophetic books, vivid imagery shows the warriors failing—not only in their duties as mighty men—but also in living up to the expectations of militarised masculinity. They are presented through imagery of cowardice, weakness, pain, and fear and are often portrayed as women, particularly women in childbirth. <br/><br/>Using the concept of the grotesque, a lens developed by Mikhail Bakhtin and others, the study reveals how these “mighty men” are portrayed as being undone in ways that are both humorous and unsettling. When read against the historical backdrop of the Babylonian exile, this unravelling of warrior ideals creates space for a different, non militarised, form of masculinity to emerge.<br/>}},
  author       = {{Järlemyr, Sara}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-90055-82-3}},
  keywords     = {{Hebrew Bible; Masculinity; Isaiah; Jeremiah; Vulnerability; grotesque}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{04}},
  publisher    = {{Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{Worthless Men : Vulnerable Warriors in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}