1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450245603321

Autore

Schroeder Christoph O

Titolo

History, justice, and the agency of God [[electronic resource] ] : a hermeneutical and exegetical investigation on Isaiah and Psalms / / by Christoph O. Schroeder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2001

ISBN

1-280-46456-9

9786610464562

1-4175-3678-0

90-474-0072-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Biblical interpretation series, , 0928-0731 ; ; v. 52

Disciplina

223/.206

Soggetti

History - Biblical teaching

Providence and government of God - Biblical teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; PART ONE: GOD'S AGENCY IN HISTORY: THE HERMENEUTICAL PROBLEM AND ISAIAH'S PROPHETIC VIEW OF HISTORY; PART TWO: GOD'S AGENCY IN RESPONSE TO PRAYERS: THE PSALMIST'S CHANGE OF MOOD IN PSALMS 3, 6, AND 7; PART THREE: SUMMARY; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The central thesis of this volume is that the biblical view of divine agency in creation and history is realistic. Next to the hermeneutical discussion this is demonstrated by analyzing texts from Isaiah and Psalms.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461924703321

Autore

Purcell Natalie J.

Titolo

Violence and the pornographic imaginary : the politics of sex, gender, and aggression in hardcore pornography / / Natalie Purcell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-64287-5

0-203-11034-X

1-136-27447-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; ; 42

Disciplina

791.43/6538

Soggetti

Pornographic films - History and criticism

Violence in motion pictures

Fantasy in motion pictures

Women in motion pictures

Sex in motion pictures

Feminism and motion pictures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

"Just fantasy" : rethinking the pornographic, the fantastic, and the real -- Golden-age assaults : heat and hostility in 1970s pornography -- Romance and rebellion : the two faces of 1980s pornography -- Expressive bodies, intense encounters : realism in 1990s pornography -- Banal brutality : in search of extremes in 2000s pornography -- Sex, gender, and power : aesthetics of arousal in contemporary pornography -- Body and soul : pleasure, pain, and self-revelation in today's hardcore -- Afterword : pornography, feminism, and tomorrow's sexual politics.

Sommario/riassunto

No cultural product reveals our collective fascination with sexual violence more candidly than popular heterosexual pornographies. They showcase scenes of intense sexual aggression and cruelty that are gendered in repetitive, patterned configurations-configurations that are designed to arouse. Purcell uses comparative critical analyses of



popular pornographic movies to explore common fantasies of sexual violence and how they have changed over the past forty years. Adopting a thick descriptive approach, she moves beyond the mere observation and recording of instances of sexism and violence,