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Discourses of empire : the Gospel of Mark from a postcolonial perspective / Hans Leander.

By: Series: Semeia studies ; no. 71.Publisher: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781589838901 (electronic bk.)
  • 1589838904 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Discourses of empireDDC classification:
  • 226.3/06 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2585.52 .L43 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Part 1. Postcolonial theory and the Bible. Postcolonial theory -- Postcolonial criticism in biblical studies -- Part 2. Mark in European colonialism. Modern biblical studies and empire -- The Semitic and the Greek (1:1) -- Between man and brute (5:1-20) -- Submissive heathen and superior Greek (7:24-30) -- The embarrassing Parousia (8:31-9:1) -- "Only absolutely spiritual" (11:1-11) -- An Irish cat among the pigeons (12:13-17) -- The centurion between East and West (15:39) -- Conclusion: Mark and European colonialism -- Part 3. Mark in the Roman Empire. Mark begins to circulate -- An oppositional beginning (1:1) -- Imperial satire (5:1-20) -- Entering a narrative crisis (7:24-30) -- The Parousia as pharmakon (8:31-9:1) -- With Bhabha at the Jerusalem city gates (11:1-22) -- The emperor breaks the surface (12:13-17) -- The secrecy complex as a third space (15:39) -- How Mark destabilizes empire -- Part 4. Uninheriting a colonial heritage. Different Marks in different empires.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-370) and indexes.

Part 1. Postcolonial theory and the Bible. Postcolonial theory -- Postcolonial criticism in biblical studies -- Part 2. Mark in European colonialism. Modern biblical studies and empire -- The Semitic and the Greek (1:1) -- Between man and brute (5:1-20) -- Submissive heathen and superior Greek (7:24-30) -- The embarrassing Parousia (8:31-9:1) -- "Only absolutely spiritual" (11:1-11) -- An Irish cat among the pigeons (12:13-17) -- The centurion between East and West (15:39) -- Conclusion: Mark and European colonialism -- Part 3. Mark in the Roman Empire. Mark begins to circulate -- An oppositional beginning (1:1) -- Imperial satire (5:1-20) -- Entering a narrative crisis (7:24-30) -- The Parousia as pharmakon (8:31-9:1) -- With Bhabha at the Jerusalem city gates (11:1-22) -- The emperor breaks the surface (12:13-17) -- The secrecy complex as a third space (15:39) -- How Mark destabilizes empire -- Part 4. Uninheriting a colonial heritage. Different Marks in different empires.

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