Power and Marginality in the Abraham Narrative - Second Edition: 130 - Brossura

Gossai, Hemchand

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ISBN 10: 1556358741 ISBN 13: 9781556358746

Casa editrice: Pickwick Publications, 2010

Riassunto

Who will speak for Hagar or Isaac or Sarah or the daughters of Lot? With an interpretive trajectory that moves from the margin to the center, this book gives voice to the marginalized and voiceless in the Abraham Narratives. Further, this approach is based on the premise that there is a continuum of power in the various characters in these narratives and that the most powerful are those who are lodged at the center while those with the least power are on the margin or beyond. The intent of this study is to direct and perhaps re-direct our attention to the text and with fresh eyes seek a sometimes radical realignment of roles and power. It is true that many of the characters focused on in this book are women. This is not, however, only a book about women, though clearly women are the principal characters on the margin.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Hemchand Gossai is Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia Southern University. He is also the author of Barrenness and Blessing: Abraham, Sarah, and the Journey of Faith; Social Critique by Israel's Eighth-Century Prophets; and River Crossings: Memories of a Journey--A Memoir.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Pickwick Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1556358741
• ISBN 13: 9781556358746
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 168
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile