The Bible and Cultural Studies: Violent Love, Oppressive Liberation, and Infancy Narratives

Jacob, Sharon

This book attempts to read the character of Mary in the infancy narratives of Luke and Matthew alongside the lives of experiences of the Indian surrogate mother living a postcolonial India. Reading Mary through these lenses helps us see this mother and her actions in a more ambivalent light, as a mother whose love is both violent and altruistic.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-09-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137542526

DOI: 10.1057/9781137505958

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 200