Postcolonial feminist interpretation of the Bible / Musa W. Dube.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dube, Musa Wenkosi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Feminist criticism--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Bible.

Postcolonialism--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Postcolonialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I: Defining the Problem""; ""1. The Postcolonial Condition and the Bible""; ""2. The Postcolonial Condition and Feminisms""; ""Part II: Empire and Method""; ""3. Introducing Postcolonial Theories""; ""4. Method in Ancient Imperializing Texts""; ""5. Method in Modern Imperializing Texts""; ""6. Method in Decolonizing Literature""; ""7. The Doubly Colonized Decolonizing Method""; ""Part III: A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of Matthew 15:21�28""; ""8. Empire and Mission in Matthew""

""9. Decolonizing White Western Readings of Matthew 15:21�28""""10. A Luta Continua: The Struggle Continues""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Scripture Index""; ""Author Index""; ""Subject Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-8272-3058-3