The thirteenth volume in this landmark series examines the Revelation
of John through the categories of post-colonial thought,
deconstruction, ethics, Roman social discourse, masculinization,
virginity, and violence. The reach of this volume therefore goes
beyond that of most feminist studies of Revelation, which frequently
focus on the female imagery: the Thyatiran prophet called 'Jezebel',
the 'Woman Clothed with the Sun', the 'Whore of Babylon', and the
'Bride'/the 'Heavenly Jerusalem'. The symbols of Revelation remain
open and interpetations continue. Some readers will refuse to rejoice
at the dismemberment of the Woman-who-is-Babylon; they will resist the
(masochistic? infantile?) self-abasement before this imperial Deity
who rules by patriarchal domination. Others will conclude that these
descriptions are 'only' metaphors, separate form from substance, and
worship the transcendent to which the metaphors imperfectly point.
Some readers will understand, if not fully condone, John's rhetoric by
seeking his political and social location; others will condone, if not
fully understand, how the Apocalypse can provide comfort to those
undergoing persecution or deprivation. Some readers may reject the
coercive aspects of a choice between spending eternity in praise of
the divine or being 'tortured' with fire and sulfer; others may
rejoice in their own salvation while believing that those being
tortured deserve every pain inflicting upon them; still others may use
mimicry or parody or anachronistic analogy to challenge, defang, or
replace John's message. What we find behind the veil may be beautiful,
or terrifying, or both, but we cannot avert our eyes: John's vision is
too influential today, in our own political climate, not to look for
ourselves. The Feminist Companion to the Apocalypse of John includes
contributions by David L. Barr, Mary Ann Beavis, Greg Carey, Adela
Yarbro Collins, Lynn R. Huber, Catherine Keller, John Marshall,
Stephen Moore, Jorunn Økland, Hanna Stenström, Pamela Thimmes, and
Carolyn Vander Stichele. There is an introduction by Amy-Jill Levine
and a comprehensive bibliography.
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ISBN
9780567590992
Publisert
2020
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Bloomsbury T&T Clark
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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