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020 _a9781589830097, 1589830091
041 _aeng
082 _a220.6082
082 _bD814-M99
100 _aDube, Musa W.
100 _d1964-
100 _eEditor
245 _aOther Ways of Reading
245 _bAfrican Women and the Bible
245 _cMusa W. Dube Shomanah
260 _aU.S.A.
260 _bSociety of Biblical Literature
260 _c2001
300 _a254tr.
300 _bpaperback, illustrations
300 _c23 cm
490 _aGlobal perspectives on biblical scholarship, no. 2
520 _aRooted in the rich story-telling tradition of Africa, this volume of essays, the first of its kind, highlights the unique approach African women bring to reading and interpreting the Bible in their diverse historical and cultural contexts. Early bible translation and interpretation in Africa was carried out primarily by foreign missionaries and so was deeply influenced by patriarchal and colonial ideologies. The strategies of resistance to these dominant traditions exemplified by the contributors to Other Ways of Reading include examining translations in their own languages and reading from a variety of perspectives. Featured methods include storytelling
650 _aBible -- Feminist criticism
650 _aBible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
856 4 _uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14192/o.jpg
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911 _aNguyễn Thị Kim Phượng
957 _a231010TKH
999 _c14043
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