Practicing Safer Texts Food, Sex and Bible in Queer Perspective Ken Stone
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- ISBN
- 9780567081728
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
0567081729
ISBN-13
9780567081728
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30789971
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
Practicing Safer Texts : Food, Sex and Bible in Queer Perspective
Language
English
Subject
Sexuality & Gender Studies, Biblical Studies / General
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion
Series
Queering Theology Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-298494
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
220.83067
Synopsis
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach informed especially by queer studies and cultural anthropology, this book examines a number of texts from the Hebrew Bible in which both food and sex appear, and considers the implications for biblical interpretation of the frequent comparisons between, and conjunctions of, food and sex.....By reading the Hebrew Bible in this way, Stone questions the tendency of readers to overstress the gravity of sexual matters in comparison to other matters of ethical, theological, and cultural concern, such as food.....At the same time, as the title Practicing Safer Texts suggests, the book proposes a pragmatic approach to biblical interpretation which uses the analogy of 'safer sex' as a model. Such an approach assesses texts and readings of the Bible not in a universalizing fashion but rather in terms of their likely effects, for good or ill, on particular readers in particular contexts, just as notions of 'safer sex' ask us to assess sexual acts not in a moralizing fashion but, rather, in terms of their likely effects on particular persons in particular situations., This book uses the ubiquitous comparison between food and sex as a framework for examining a number of texts from the Hebrew Bible, as well as later readings of those texts and interpretive issues raised by the texts. A range of biblical texts in which both food and sex appear are analyzed in an interdisciplinary fashion with the help of both traditional tools of biblical scholarship and less traditional tools such as Queer studies and cultural anthropology. By utilizing a reading lens that relates food and sex to one another intentionally, rather than treating them separately, the book will among other things question the tendency of readers of the Bible to overstress the gravity of sexual matters in relation to other matters of potential ethical, theological, exegetical and cultural concern, such as food. At the same time, as the title Practising Safer Texts indicates, the book also proposes a pragmatic approach to biblical interpretation that uses strategies of "safer sex" as a sort of loose model. Such an approach assesses texts and readings of the Bible not in a universalizing fashion but rather in terms of their likely effects, for good or ill, on particular readers in particular contexts and situations (just as notions of "safer sex" ask us to assess sexual acts not in a moralizing fashion but, rather, in terms of their likely effects on particular persons.
LC Classification Number
BS680.S5
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- _***e (9)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was 2 days early, packaged expertly and the contents I purchased were in better condition than described. I would recommend this seller to everyone she was great and I got a great value. Thanks again jeffMassachusetts Fishing Guide Lot Kaplan North South Middlesex Ponds Trout Streams (#167040249744)
- 8***- (12)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book was exactly as described, in excellent condition and packaged very carefully. It was shipped the same day it was purchased, and I received it 2 days later. This was the perfect addition to my library. It is obvious that the seller takes great care of her listed items. She was wonderful to communicate with, and I will definitely be purchasing from her in the future!Diamond In the Window Jane Langton 1962 First Edition SIGNED HCDJ Erik Blegvad (#167000948457)