Description
| Summary: | The Bible contains many stories of prostitution. Feminist and liberation readings of these biblical narratives have often made sex workers invisible. 'Sex Working and the Bible' examines stories of biblical prostitution through the experiences and understanding of sex workers today. The Bible narratives - ranging across Rahab in the Book of Joshua, the story of Solomon and the two prostitutes, the anointing women traditions, and the apocalyptic vision of the whore of Babylon in Revelation - are set within both a practical and theoretical framework. This radical book offers a new, more inclusiv.
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| Item Description: | Originally published 2009 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and indexes. |
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| ISBN: | 9781315711010
131571101X
1322509751
9781322509754
1317490673
9781317490678
1845537661
9781845537661
9781317490654
1317490657
9781317490661
1317490665 |
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| Language: | English. |
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