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Discourses of empire : the gospel of Mark from a postcolonial perspective /

This inventive work explores Mark's Gospel within the contexts of the empires of Rome and Europe. In a unique dual analysis, the book highlights how empire is not only part of the past but also of a present colonial heritage. The book first outlines postcolonial criticism and discusses the chal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leander, Hans
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2013]
Colección:Semeia studies ; no. 71.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Postcolonial theory and the Bible. Postcolonial theory
  • Postcolonial criticism in biblical studies
  • Part 2. Mark in European colonialism. Modern biblical studies and empire
  • The Semitic and the Greek (1:1)
  • Between man and brute (5:1-20)
  • Submissive heathen and superior Greek (7:24-30)
  • The embarrassing Parousia (8:31-9:1)
  • "Only absolutely spiritual" (11:1-11)
  • An Irish cat among the pigeons (12:13-17)
  • The centurion between East and West (15:39)
  • Conclusion: Mark and European colonialism
  • Part 3. Mark in the Roman Empire. Mark begins to circulate
  • An oppositional beginning (1:1)
  • Imperial satire (5:1-20)
  • Entering a narrative crisis (7:24-30)
  • The Parousia as pharmakon (8:31-9:1)
  • With Bhabha at the Jerusalem city gates (11:1-22)
  • The emperor breaks the surface (12:13-17)
  • The secrecy complex as a third space (15:39)
  • How Mark destabilizes empire
  • Part 4. Uninheriting a colonial heritage. Different Marks in different empires.