‘Off-Centering’ in The Satanic Verses and the Book of Ezekiel: Postcolonial Response to Alienation

Most, if not all, commentaries and articles on the book of Ezekiel address the issue of the prophet's mental stability. They have attributed his erratic behavior either to actual religious experience, an array of psychological illnesses, or disorders resulting from traumatic experiences. Rather...

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Main Author: Joo, Samantha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2014, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-78
Further subjects:B The Satanic Verses
B Magical Realism
B Post-colonial
B Salman Rushdie
B Alienation
B Ezekiel
B off-centering
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