Disembodying Narrative

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By Jeremiah Cataldo

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In this book, Jeremiah Cataldo subjects the Book of Genesis to postcolonial analysis. He explores the continuing impact that ideological colonialism has not only on dominant traditions of biblical interpretation but also on human social and political relationships touched by assumptions about the Bible, God, power, and human identity.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Adam, Eve, and Steve's Serpent

Chapter 3: Colonizing Cain

Chapter 4: Highbrow Hamitic Hypothesis

Chapter 5: Flooding the world and saving a few

Chapter 6: Inverting the Tower of Babel

Chapter 7: Father Abraham sentenced a son, or two

Chapter 8: A(n incestual, pedophilic) cave-dwelling Lot

Chapter 9: Sarah's (colonizing) laughter and Hagar's (colonized) tears

Chapter 10: Jacob and Esau

Chapter 11: Joseph from lowly status into authoritative body

Conclusion: Taking stock of the trajectory of Genesis\