Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism

History, Method, Practice

AvR. S. Sugirtharajah

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: History, Method, Practice offers a concise and multifaceted overview of the origins, development, and application of postcolonial criticism to biblical studies.? Offers a concise and accessible introduction to postcolonial biblical studiesProvides a comprehensive overview of postcolonial studies by one of the field's most prominent figuresExplains one of the most innovative and important developments in modern biblical studiesAccessible enough to appeal to general readers interested in religion

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-08
Mått:160 x 236 x 18 mm
Vikt:467 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405158565

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

R. S. Sugirtharajah has published widely on biblical interpretation and especially on the intersection between postcolonialism and biblical studies. His publications include, Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation (2002), Postcolonial Reconfigurations (2003), The Bible and Empire (2005), Postcolonial Biblical Reader (2006), Still at the Margins (2006), Voices from the Margin (1995, 2006), and Troublesome Texts (2008).

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“This book is brilliantly presented with appropriate biblical texts and hermeneutical insights.” (Theology, 1 May 2012)"The book is written by the foremost scholar in this discipline, with an added chapter by, presumably, one of his students to reinforce the point." (Church Times, 21 October 2011)

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 11 Postcolonialism: Hermeneutical Journey through a Contentious Discourse 72 The Late Arrival of the “Post”: Postcolonialism and Biblical Studies 313 Postcolonial Biblical Studies in Action: Origins and Trajectories 57Ralph Broadbent4 Enduring Orientalism: Biblical Studies and the Repackaging of Colonial Practice 945 Postcolonial Moments: Decentering of the Bible and Christianity 1236 The Empire Exegetes Back: Postcolonial Reading Practices 1427 Afterword: Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: The Unfinished Journey 176References 188Index of Scriptural References 201Index of Names and Subjects 204

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