Divining the woman of Endor: African culture, postcolonial hermeneutics and the politics of Biblical translation

Prologue: A man-woman from the Disanga reads the Bible from a post-colonial place -- Introduction: Translating divination and crossing the Disanga of life and the beyond -- Cross-dressing method: Translation at the Disanga of theory -- Locating a path through the jungle of divination: Divination, wi...

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Main Author: Kiboko, J. Kabamba (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London Oxford New York Bloomsbury International Clark 2017
In: Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies (644)
Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies 644
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Bible / Hermeneutics / Inculturation
B Africa / Bible. Samuel 1. 28,3-25 / Necromancy / Inculturation
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Samuel, 1st Black interpretations
B Bible Hermeneutics Bible
B Witch of Endor
B Witch of Endor (Biblical figure)
B Bible Black interpretations
B Black interpretations
B Bakhtin, M. M. 1895-1975 Bakhtin, M. M. 1895-1975 Witch of Endor
B Bible. Samuel, 1st Hermeneutics
B Thesis
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc Congo (Democratic Republic)
B Bakhtin, M. M (Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich) (1895-1975)
B Hermeneutics Congo (Democratic Republic) Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible. Samuel, 1st Criticism, interpretation, etc (Congo (Democratic Republic))
B Divination in the Bible
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Summary:Prologue: A man-woman from the Disanga reads the Bible from a post-colonial place -- Introduction: Translating divination and crossing the Disanga of life and the beyond -- Cross-dressing method: Translation at the Disanga of theory -- Locating a path through the jungle of divination: Divination, witchcraft, and ideology in the ancient Near East, Europe, and Africa -- Crossing the Disanga of life and beyond in the Hebrew Bible: a Bakhtinian word study of the language of divination -- The literary context: Reading 1 Samuel 28 through a feminist Musanga contextual/cultural Lens -- 1 Samuel 28 at the Disanga: Three inculturated-liberation translations for the African church -- Meeting at the Disanga of divination: Conclusions and implications -- Epilogue: Lessons learned at the Disanga
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0567673677