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Political myth : on the use and abuse of Biblical themes / Roland Boer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boer, Roland, 1961-
- Series:
- New slant.
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- New slant
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mythology--Political aspects.
- Mythology.
- Myth in the Bible.
- Bible and politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A scholar of biblical studies and cultural theory develops a political myth for the Left based on foundational stories in the Bible s first six books, from Genesis through Joshua.
- Contents:
- Toward a theory of political myth
- Women first? : on the legacy of "primitive communism"
- The fantasy of myth
- The sacred economy
- Foreign policy and the fantasy of Israel in Australia
- Christianity, capitalism, and the fantasy of Israel in the United States
- Mythmaking for the left.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613023247
- 9781283023245
- 1283023245
- 9780822390053
- 0822390051
- OCLC:
- 317321661
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