'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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2009]
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| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524609345061 |