‘I am black and beautiful’: Body-talk toward redefining the identity of black girls using Contextual Bible studies on Song of Songs 1.5–17
Interpretation of a text can either justify power relations and subordination or become a tool for empowerment. While some explain that the speaker is admitting a unique quality in Song 1:5, others think it is an affirmation of identity. This paper presents the views of young Ghanaian girls in two S...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 96-109 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Song of Songs
/ Africa
/ Africans
/ African woman
/ Contextual theology
/ Exegesis
/ Body language
/ Human dignity
/ Affirmation
/ Self
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| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Dignity
B Africa Agenda 2063 B internalized oppression B Self-affirmation B body-talk B Contextual Bible studies |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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