| Description |
1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
BibleWorld |
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Bible world (London, England)
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Methodological and political analysis : a preferential option for prostitutes? -- ch. 3. Rahab's deal -- ch. 4. Solomon and the two prostitutes -- ch. 5. Anointing woman : "in memory of her": the prequel -- ch. 6. The whore Babylon : violence against prostitutes -- ch. 7. Conclusions : amendments to liberation hermeneutics |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Originally published 2009 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
| SUBJECT |
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013617
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Bible fast |
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Bibel gnd |
| Subject |
Prostitution -- Biblical teaching
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Prostitution -- Biblical teaching
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Prostitution
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Prostitutie.
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Bijbel.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315711010 |
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131571101X |
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1322509751 |
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9781322509754 |
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1317490673 |
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9781317490678 |
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1845537661 |
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9781845537661 |
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9781317490654 |
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1317490657 |
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9781317490661 |
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1317490665 |
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