Reading Bibles, writing bodies : identity and the Book /
The Bible, a religious text, is also often said to be one of the foundation texts of Western culture. The present volume explores how religious, political and cultural identities, including ethnicity and gender, are embodied, often problematically, in biblical discourse. Following the authors, we re...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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| Series: | Biblical limits
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| Summary: | The Bible, a religious text, is also often said to be one of the foundation texts of Western culture. The present volume explores how religious, political and cultural identities, including ethnicity and gender, are embodied, often problematically, in biblical discourse. Following the authors, we read the Bible with new eyes: as a critic of gender, ideology, politics, and culture. We ask ourselves new questions: about God's body, about women's roles, about racial prejudices and about the politics of the written word. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-276) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0415126649 9780415126649 0415126657 9780415126656 |