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Postcolonialism, feminism and religious discourse / edited by Laura E. Donaldson and Kwok Pui-lan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women and religion.
- Feminism--Religious aspects.
- Feminism.
- Postcolonialism.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 219 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Postcolonialism, feminism & religious discourse
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Summary:
- The study of global religions is being transformed by its engagement with feminist and postcolonial thought. The editors of this volume argue that gender, religion, and colonial conquest are inseparable. Contributors examine white feminist theology's misappropriations of Native North American women, Chinese footbinding, and veiling by Muslim women, as well as the Jewish emancipation in France, the symbolic dismemberment of black women by rap and sermons, and the potential to rewrite and reclaim canonical stories. This important reassessment of religious studies offers new visions for the development of anti-colonialist, anti-racist, and anti-sexist discourses of liberation.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Challenging Feminist Religious Discourse
- 1. The Breasts of Columbus: A Political Anatomy of Postcolonialism and Feminist Religious Discourse / Laura E. Donaldson 41
- 2. Unbinding Our Feet: Saving Brown Women and Feminist Religious Discourse / Kwok Pui-lan 62
- 3. Sartorial Fabric-ations: Enlightenment and Western Feminism / Meyda Yegenoglu 82
- 4. Postcoloniality, Feminist Spaces, and Religion / Musa W. Dube 100
- Part 2 Rethinking Texts and Traditions
- 5. The Prostitute's Gold: Women, Religion, and Sanskrit in One Corner of India / Laurie L. Patton 123
- 6. Multiple Critique: Islamic Feminist Rhetorical Strategies / Miriam Cooke 142
- 7. Letting Go of Liberalism: Feminism and the Emancipation of the Jews / Laura Levitt 161
- 8. Body, Representation, and Black Religious Discourse / M. Shawn Copeland 180.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415928877
- 0415928885
- OCLC:
- 44927059
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