'Babylon the Great Mother of Whores' (Rev 17:5): A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective

This article attempts to read the image of Babylon the Whore in Revelation 17-18 from a postcolonial feminist point of view, assuming that Revelation is written in the context of Roman imperialism with a patriarchal mindset. Thus, the article will focus on the antithesis of whore and bride in Revela...

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Main Author: Nelavala, Surekha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2009]
In: The expository times
Year: 2009, Volume: 121, Issue: 2, Pages: 60-65
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Revelation
B postcolonial feminism
B Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 17-18
B Feminism
B Rome
B Revelation 17
B Babylon
B Feminists
B Babylon (Extinct city)
B revelation and feminism
B image of whore
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Summary:This article attempts to read the image of Babylon the Whore in Revelation 17-18 from a postcolonial feminist point of view, assuming that Revelation is written in the context of Roman imperialism with a patriarchal mindset. Thus, the article will focus on the antithesis of whore and bride in Revelation, and question the binary approach of the author. From a postcolonial point of view, the image of the whore is read intertextually from a context in which women are scripturally interpreted and treated as promiscuous beings, prone to whoring.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524609345061