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The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts af Ronald Charles, 9781032177793
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
292
ISBN-13:
9781032177793
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032177799
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Udg. Dato:
30 sep 2021
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6
Oplagsdato:
30 sep 2021
Forfatter(e):
Paperback 2021
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The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts analyzes a large corpus of early Christian texts and Pseudepigraphic materials to understand how the authors of these texts used, abused and silenced enslaved characters to articulate their own social, political, and theological visions.



The focus is on excavating the texts "from below" or "against the grain" in order to notice the slaves, and in so doing, to problematize and (re)imagine the narratives. Noticing the slaves as literary iterations means paying attention to broader theological, ideological, and rhetorical aims of the texts within which enslaved bodies are constructed. The analysis demonstrates that by silencing slaves and using a rhetoric of violence, the authors of these texts contributed to the construction of myths in which slaves functioned as a useful trope to support the combined power of religion and empire. Thus was created not only the perfect template for the rise and development of a Christian discourse of slavery, but also a rationale for subsequent violence exercised against slave bodies within the Christian Empire.



The study demonstrates the value of using the tools and applying the insights of subaltern studies to the study of the Pseudepigrapha and in early Christian texts. This volume will be of interest not only to scholars of early Christianity, but also to those working on the history of slavery and subaltern studies in antiquity.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
292
ISBN-13:
9781032177793
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032177799
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
30 sep 2021
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6
Oplagsdato:
30 sep 2021
Forfatter(e):
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