Empire and exile : postcolonial readings of the book of Jeremiah /: postcolonial readings of the book of Jeremiah. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steed Vernyl Davidson.
• Other Names: Davidson, Steed V
• Contents: Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. (DIS)LOCATING LOCATION; 1. Understanding Place; Contesting Space; 2. Locations for Reading; 3. Conclusion; Chapter 2. (DIS)LOCATING INTERPRETATIONS; 1. In Search of Jeremiah; 2. Conclusion; Chapter 3. THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH IN POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVE; 1. Postcolonial Theory and Biblical Studies; 2. The Book of Jeremiah in Imperial Context; 3. The Question of Place; 4. Conclusion; Chapter 4. SAVING HOME: JEREMIAH 32:1-15; 1. Interrupting Hope; 2. Analysis of Chapter 32; 3. Reading Symbolic Action. 4. Staging the Past: The Application of Ancestral Law5. Conclusion; Chapter 5. THE WORLD IN THE HOME: JEREMIAH 40:1-12; 1. From Release to Survival; 2. Analysis of 40:1-6; 3. Reading Marginality; 4. Constructing the Center; 5. Marginality as Resistance; 6. Conclusion; Chapter 6. (A)WAY FROM HOME: JEREMIAH 29:5-7; 1. Contesting Exile; 2. Analysis of Chapter 29; 3. Prophecy by Letter; 4. Reading Diaspora; 5. Conclusion; Chapter 7. CONCLUSION: READING BETWEEN EXODUS AND EXILE; 1. Exodus and Exile as a Continuum for Reading; 2. Exegesis Summary. 3. Movements in Postcolonial Readings of the Book of Jeremiah4. On the Road with Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum International Pub
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 224.206; Religion; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Prophets; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567470713; 0567470717
• Related ISBNs: 9780567437044; 0567437043; 9780567655264; 0567655261
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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