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The Slave Metaphor and Enslaved Gendered Bodies in Early Christian Discourse

by Norway) Marianne Bjelland Kartzow (university Of Oslo

  • Hardback
  • 168 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.2 cm

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For researchers in theology and gender studies

Critiques the use of slave imagery in scripture

Helps you see hidden tensions in ancient texts

A challenging look at the use of slave metaphors in early Christian writings and their gendered implications.

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The Slave Metaphor and Gendered Enslavement in Early Christian Discourse adds new knowledge to the ongoing discussion of slavery in early Christian discourse. Kartzow argues that the complex tension between metaphor and social reality in early Christian discourse is undertheorized. A metaphor can be so much more than an innocent thought figure; it involves bodies, relationships, life stories, and memory in complex ways. The slavery metaphor is troubling since it makes theology of a social institution that is profoundly troubling. This study rethinks the potential meaning of the slavery metaphor in early Christian discourse by use of a variety of texts, read with a whole set of theoretical tools taken from metaphor theory and intersectional gender studies, in particular. It also takes seriously the contemporary context of modern slavery, where slavery has re-appeared as a term to name trafficking, gendered violence, and inhuman power systems.
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Bodies, Borders, BelieversThe Slave Metaphor and Enslaved Gendered Bodies in Early Christian Discourse

  • Title

    The Slave Metaphor and Enslaved Gendered Bodies in Early Christian Discourse

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Inc

  • Published

    February 2018

  • Weight

    432g

  • Page Count

    168

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780815374657

  • ISBN-10

    0815374658

  • Eden Code

    4538001