Postcolonial Feminist Interpretation of the Bible

Postcolonial Feminist Interpretation of the Bible
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Publisher : Chalice Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 0827230575
ISBN-13 : 9780827230576
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Book Synopsis Postcolonial Feminist Interpretation of the Bible by : Musa W. Dube Shomanah

Download or read book Postcolonial Feminist Interpretation of the Bible written by Musa W. Dube Shomanah and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noting that the ways of interpreting the Bible now practiced in the West are patriarchal and oppressive of those in other parts of the world, Dube offers an alternative interpretation that attends to and respects needs of women in the two-thirds world. In a provocative and insightful reading of the book of Matthew, she shows us how to read the Bible as decolonizing rather than imperialist literature.


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