MAPPING POSTCOLONIAL BIBICAL CRITICISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

The pressure to embark upon postcolonial biblical criticism initially requires the mapping of a method of inquiry that is detailed and rigorous. Few have offered a more sophisticated analysis of the manner in which discourses emerge and become powerful instruments of hegemony than Michel Foucault. I...

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Published in:Neotestamentica 2004-01, Vol.38 (1), p.88-99
Main Author: England, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African history
Bible
Biblical archaeology
Biblical exegesis
Biblical studies
Discourse
Exegesis and biblical criticism
General subjects
Hegemony
History and sciences of religions
Humans
Orientalism
Overall studies
Political discourse analysis
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Summary:The pressure to embark upon postcolonial biblical criticism initially requires the mapping of a method of inquiry that is detailed and rigorous. Few have offered a more sophisticated analysis of the manner in which discourses emerge and become powerful instruments of hegemony than Michel Foucault. It is suggested that Foucault's archaeology can make an invaluable contribution to postcolonial biblical criticism in South Africa.
ISSN:0254-8356
0254-8356