Sex working and the Bible /
The Bible contains many stories of prostitution. Feminist and liberation readings of these biblical narratives have often made sex workers invisible. 'Sex Working and the Bible' examines stories of biblical prostitution through the experiences and understanding of sex workers today. The Bi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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Colección: | Bible world (London, England)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Bible contains many stories of prostitution. Feminist and liberation readings of these biblical narratives have often made sex workers invisible. 'Sex Working and the Bible' examines stories of biblical prostitution through the experiences and understanding of sex workers today. The Bible narratives - ranging across Rahab in the Book of Joshua, the story of Solomon and the two prostitutes, the anointing women traditions, and the apocalyptic vision of the whore of Babylon in Revelation - are set within both a practical and theoretical framework. This radical book offers a new, more inclusiv. |
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Notas: | Originally published 2009 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781315711010 131571101X 1322509751 9781322509754 1317490673 9781317490678 1845537661 9781845537661 9781317490654 1317490657 9781317490661 1317490665 |