Reading Ruth in Asia / edited by Jione Havea and Peter H.W. Lau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Havea, Jione, 1965- editor.

Lau, Peter H. W., editor.

Series:

International voices in biblical studies ; no. 7.

International voices in biblical studies ; Number 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Ruth--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Asia.

Bible. Ruth.

Asia.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 148 pages)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : SBL Press, [2015]

Contents:

Reading Ruth again, in Asia / Jione Havea and Peter H.W. Lau

Another postcolonial reading of the book of Ruth / Peter H.W. Lau

The key to successful migration? Rereading Ruth's confession (1:16-17) through the lens of Bhabha's mimicry / Sin-lung Tong

"Who is more to you than seven sons": a cross-textual reading between the book of Ruth and A pair of peacocks to the southeast fly / Yan Lin

A reinterpretation of Levirate marriage in Ruth 4:1-12 for Kachin society / Roi Nu

An intertextual reading of Ruth and Proverbs 31:10-31, with a Chinese woman's perspective / Elaine W.F. Goh

Patriarchy, a threat to human bonding: reading the story of Ruth in the light of marriage and family structures in India / Surekha Nelavala

The Boaz solution: reading Ruth in light of Australian asylum seekers discourse / Anthony Rees

Stirring Naomi: another gleaning at the edges of Ruth 1 / Jione Havea.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-137) and indexes.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Reading Ruth in Asia.

ISBN:

9780884141006

0884141004

OCLC:

1235724807