She is a minor character in the bible, but the author has broadened her story. 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. The book was called the red tent, and it has since achieved iconic status. This study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of 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 deal with jacob and his dozen sons. 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 novel has sold millions of copies around the world and was adapted into a 2014 lifetime miniseries starring. The red tent by anita diamant 1997 her name is dinah. Dinah, dinah is the strong, intelligent daughter of jacob and leah. Being a midwife seems to be a pretty common profession in this book. 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.
Jan 20, 2003 the book is not all bad, and not all silly. Though he seems like a pretty minor character for most of the bookmostly because he. 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. By giving a voice to dinah, one of the silent female characters in genesis, the novel has struck a. The red tent, a twonight miniseries on lifetime, based on anita diamants best selling 1997 novel, puts a biblical footnote of a character, dinah rebecca ferguson front and center. 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 his infamous dozen sons. While i am a fan of diamants other work, i dont actually like the red tent much, though i appreciate conversations it opens. The story of the twelve tribes of israel is told through the eyes of jacobs only daughter, dinah. The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe. Most women have heard of the red tent because they read the book. With dinahs help, womens histories are traced matrilineally. With equal skill and passion, sandra hack polaski unravels the biblical story of leah, rachel, zilpah, bilhah, and leahs daughter dinah, probing aspects of the red tent that give us insight into the text and into the lives of women in the ancient near east. The story behind the red tent the red tent drama channel.
The author does succeed in giving the reader some feel for life in an ancient culture, and for the experiences that are the same for all women at all times. Far beyond the traditional womenofthebible sagas in both impact and vigor, the red tent is. The book it is important to define what the red tent is. Dec 06, 2014 one of these supporting characters is dinah, the only daughter of jacob. In 1997, the author anita diamant published a fictional account of dinahs story. One of these supporting characters is dinah, the only daughter of jacob. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the red tent. The red tent is indeed inspired by a chapter from genesis, the first book of the old testament. I am a shoelover, a babyraiser and a phototaker, an ordinary person finding joy in the small things and offering little else but a place to flee the merciless pecking of chickens children, husband, life. And it is with this spirit that the red tent movement has flourished as a global phenomenon. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life her name is dinah.
With minnie driver, iain glen, will tudor, vinette robinson. Known as simply the object of her brothers wrath, dinah. It is a vast and stirring work described as what the bible might have been had it been written by gods daughters instead of sons. 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. Take our free the red tent quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. The red tent diamant novel, 1997 the red tent, a 2014 miniseries based on diamants novel. 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. This chapter tells of dinah, the daughter of the patriarch jacob, who according to the most common interpretation of the text is abducted and violated by a prince.
Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insiders look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and 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 red tent, a twopart adaptation of anita diamants novel about a biblical story, is being broadcast on sunday and monday on lifetime. In the red tent, where days pass like a gentle stream, as the gift of innana courses through us, cleansing the body of last months death, preparing the body to receive the new months life, women give thanks for repose and restoration, for the knowledge that life comes from between our legs, and. The red tent by anita diamant tells the story of the biblical character dinah, jacobs daughter and josephs sister.
One thing you have to remember while reading the red tent is that this story is a reimagining of the story of jacobs only daughter dinah, which is a story that only receives a paragraph or two in the old testament. Jun 09, 2016 the writer in question was anita diamant. 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, a 2014 miniseries based on diamants novel this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the red tent. As her story unfolds, you will get to witness the lives of her mothers. In her early years, dinah is the playmate of her milkbrother joseph, but as soon as the two are old enough for chores. The books title refers to the tent in which women of jacobs tribe must, according to. In the bible, the characters of jacob and joseph are more wellrounded. In the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life. The red tent told in dinahs voice, anita diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhoodthe world of the red tent. 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. Print word pdf take our free the red tent quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. How the red tent invented a new kind of fiction the.
Finally, a book that answers childhoods biggest question without any birds or bees in sight. The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness. In the bible, dinahs story is only briefly mentioned. The four women, leah, rachel, bilhah and zilpah, who have little in terms of personality revealed in genesis, are given rich characters in diamants treatment. 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. Told in dinahs voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhoodthe world of the red tent. The only son of dinah, remose should probably play a larger role in the book, but hes gone for. Here, the red tent book and miniseries took liberties with the original tale and stretched it into a full, dramatic narrative that provides a muchneeded voice to the sole woman in the original.
The red tent told in dinahs voice, anita diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent. Told in dinahs voice, the red tent reveals the traditions of ancient womanhood and family honour. The red tent characters listed with descriptions book companion. 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. Told in dinahs voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books. An awardwinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary jewish life. It begins with the story of the mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhah the four wives of jacob. Dinah defines her own identity in the face of extreme adversity. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and leah, sister of joseph.
It begins with the story of the mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhahthe four wives of jacob. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st. 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. Dec 07, 2014 here, the red tent book and miniseries took liberties with the original tale and stretched it into a full, dramatic narrative that provides a muchneeded voice to the sole woman in the original.
The book s title refers to the tent in which women of jacob. She wrote the red tent as a work of fiction, not as a theological commentary still, she said in an interview, simply invoking the names of the matriarchs rachel, leah, rebecca and the lesser characters who are nonetheless biblical, means im participating a 2,000yearold conversation about what really happened and what it really means. The red tent by anita diamant meet your next favorite 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. The red tent is a good book for teenage girls because dinah is brought up by a group of strong and devoted women who instill confidence and worth in their daughter in a culture and family setting that puts male before female. The red tent by anita diamant in chm, djvu, epub download ebook. Dont call the red tent christian fiction book riot. The red tent imagines the life of dinah the new york times. Diamant pretty much expanded dinahs story and its told from her pov. The red tent follows the life of jacobs daughter, dinah, whos a minor character in the book of genesis. The red tent is the story of dinah, a minor character in the book of genesis, chapter 34. Dinah, the only daughter of jacob, is the narrator of the red tent. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insiders look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of. Men got the whole bible, and all women got was this red tent.
Deeply affecting, the red tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable contribution in modern fiction. The only surviving daughter of jacob, and the protagonist of the novel. Simon and levi, two of her brothers, avenge dinah by killing all the. In the red tent, author anita diamant recreates the popular biblical story of jacob by giving a voice to his only daughter, dinah. After reading anita diamants novel the red tent, you can finally answer that age old question. Renefer the queen of shechem, who barely survives the massacre and ends up saving dinah. The biblical story of dinah has often been overlooked, until anita diamants the red tent st. Sep 27, 2015 the red tent by anita diamant in chm, djvu, epub download e book. Anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the red tent, good harbor, and the last days of dogtown, as well as the collection of essays, pitching my tent. The story says that dinah was raped by an egyptian prince. First and foremost, the red tent 1997 is a novel by anita diamant that retells the biblical rape story of dinah. The rape of dinah genesis, chapter 34 was recounted not by dinah, but by her brothers. Anita diamants the red tent is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour. The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe remain in while experiencing their time of the.
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 by anita diamant book club discussion. 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. Mar 08, 2002 in the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life her name is dinah. The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of. The second half of the book, which takes place in egypt, is somewhat more convincing and less oppressiveperhaps because there is no more red tent. In 1997, the author anita diamant published a fictional account of dinahs story, called the red tent. Through dinahs eyes we see women come of age, begin menstruating, fall in. The red tent tells the littleknown biblical story of dinah, daughter of the patriarch jacob and his wife, leah. Leah, rachel, zilpah, and this was a very compelling read, and i dont have enough words to.
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