| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Postcolonialism and religions |
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Postcolonialism and religions.
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| Contents |
Confessions of a Chinese-but-not-Chinese adoptee -- A strangely familiar reading strategy -- An upside-down or right-side up view of the world? -- Bal's focalization methodology -- Analyzing the power (im)balance -- A postcolonial woman encounters Moses and Miriam |
| Summary |
How is it that twenty-first century readers are able to feel such an affinity with ancient biblical narratives written thousands of years ago? The clue likely lies in a complex but universal human trait: empathy. In this book Angeline M.G. Song draws on her empathic connection with Moses and Miriam of Exodus 2. She offers up a singular interpretation of them from the perspectives of empathy, Postcolonialism, and focalization narratology. This interpretation is further grounded in a theorization of the author's personal story as a female adoptee of a single woman, her upbringing in a patriarchal Asian environment, and her current social context as an immigrant in New Zealand. A Postcolonial Woman's Encounter with Moses and Miriam offers a novel reading strategy and an interpretation of Exodus 2 that provide insights and perspectives hitherto unidentified or ignored |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Moses (Biblical leader)
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Miriam (Biblical figure)
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Song, Angeline M. G., 1965-
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Bal, Mieke, 1946-
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| SUBJECT |
Moses (Biblical leader) fast |
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Miriam (Biblical figure) fast |
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Bal, Mieke, 1946- fast |
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Bible. Exodus, II -- Postcolonial criticism
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| Subject |
Empathy.
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Postcolonialism.
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Perspective in literature.
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Nurturing behavior.
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empathy.
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postcolonialism.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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Nurturing behavior
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Postcolonial criticism of sacred works
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Postcolonialism
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Perspective in literature
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Empathy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137543929 |
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1137543922 |
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1349552615 |
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9781349552610 |
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