The postcolonial Biblical reader
By: edited by R.S. Sugirtharajah.
Contributors: Sugirtharajah, R. S.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.; Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781405133494; 9781405133500
Subjects: Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Christianity -- Politics and government -- History.
Description: This wide-ranging reader provides a comprehensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies. The text examines how various empires such as the Persian and Roman affected biblical narratives and demonstrates how different biblical writers handled the challenges of empire.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical practices; title: Empires old and new; title: Empire and exegesis; title: Postcolonial concerns.