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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454018403321

Titolo

Postcolonial biblical criticism [[electronic resource] ] : interdisciplinary intersections / / edited by Stephen D. Moore and Fernando F. Segovia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, 2007

ISBN

1-282-01285-1

9786612012853

0-567-60550-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

The Bible and postcolonialism

Altri autori (Persone)

MooreStephen D. <1954->

SegoviaFernando F

Disciplina

220.6

Soggetti

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; POSTCOLONIAL BIBLICAL CRITICISM: BEGINNINGS, TRAJECTORIES, INTERSECTIONS; MAPPING THE POSTCOLONIAL OPTIC IN BIBLICAL CRITICISM: MEANING AND SCOPE; QUESTIONS OF BIBLICAL AMBIVALENCE AND AUTHORITY UNDER A TREE OUTSIDE DELHI;  OR, THE POSTCOLONIAL AND THE POSTMODERN; GOSPEL HAUNTINGS: THE POSTCOLONIAL DEMONS OF NEW TESTAMENT CRITICISM; MARGINS and (CUTTING-)EDGES: ON THE (IL)LEGITIMACY AND INTERSECTIONS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, AND (POST)COLONIALISM; MARX, POSTCOLONIALISM, AND THE BIBLE

' VERY LIMITED IDEOLOGICAL OPTIONS': MARXISM AND BIBLICAL STUDIES IN POSTCOLONIAL SCENESIndex of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Postcolonial studies has recently made significant inroads into biblical studies, giving rise to numerous conference papers, articles, essays and books. 'Postcolonial Biblical Criticism' is the most in-depth and multifaceted introduction to this emerging field to date. It probes postcolonial biblical criticism from a number of different but interrelated angles in order to bring it into as sharp a focus as possible, so that its promise - and potential pitfalls - can be better appreciated. This volume carefully positions postcolonial biblical criticism in relation to other important political an