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A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience

Creating a Borderland, Constructing a Hybrid Identity

  • Hardback
  • 137 pages
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm

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Dislocation, which involves moving from a familiar place to an unknown place, is a common experience in this era of globalization yet it can cause a deep sense of alienation - people feel invisible, voiceless, and anonymous. A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience: Creating a Borderland, Constructing a Hybrid Identity employs socio-rhetorical criticism from a postcolonial perspective, providing a hermeneutic on the experience of dislocation from the perspective of Asian immigrant women. The author's focus on Asian immigrant women's spirituality is interwoven with different texts such as the story of a woman caught in adultery (Jn. 7: 53-8:11), Asian immigrant women's stories in the novels Dictee and Crossings, and stories of Korean shamans encountered in the author's ethnographic fieldwork.

This book suggests that people who experience dislocation can create a borderland where their own marginality gains power and voice. In that borderland, they are able to construct a hybrid identity as a result of deep engagement with one another.In particular, the author's fieldwork on Korean shamans reveals how the shamanic ritual itself functions as a borderland, wherein the marginalized Korean shamans gain hybrid identity. A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience is a valuable resource for classes in Asian studies, ethnography, cultural anthropology, biblical spirituality, women's spirituality, and interdisciplinary courses.

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  • Title

    A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience

  • Authors

    Hemchand Gossai +1

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Peter Lang Publishing Inc

  • Published

    December 2011

  • Edition

    1st New edition

  • Weight

    373g

  • Page Count

    137

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781433115943

  • ISBN-10

    1433115948

  • Eden Code

    4040709

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