Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: Subjecting Ambiguity in Theology / Edition 1

by Anita Monro

Overview

'Resurrecting Erotic Transgression' presents a feminist theological methodology based on the work of Julia Kristeva. This methodology provides the means for 'subjecting ambiguity', bringing to theology a recognition of the multiplicity of language and identity. A method of 'poetic reading' is proposed with a three stage process: articulation of the dualities present in and around a focal discourse; subversion of these dualities through a range of strategies; and the re-presentation of the discourse emphasising its ambiguous nature. The hermeneutical method of 'poetic reading' is explored in relation to three biblical texts and an image of the 'otherness' of God as whore.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845531034
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/2006
Series:	Gender, Theology and Spirituality
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Subjecting Ambiguity: Outline and Impetus Chapter 1 - Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: Poststructuralism and Theology Chapter 2 - Women Clothed with the Sun: Re-Presenting Identities with are not One(s) Chapter 3 - Duality: The Genesis of Ambiguity Chapter 4 - Beyond Duality: Alterity and the Exodus of Identity Chapter 5 - The Cry of Ambiguity: Jouissance as Hermeneutical Birth Chapter 6 - Enumerating Alterity: The Transgressive Method of Poetic Reading Chapter 7 - Re-Presenting the (M)Other: A Theology of An-Other Coming Conclusion - Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: Without End, For No Reason

Editorial Reviews

"Complex and textured, this study in ambiguity a la Julia Kristeva offers intellectual challenges and spiritual questions. It is for a sophisticated reader who wants to enter into the delights of technical theological wrestling." – WATERwheel

"An intermingling of sophisticated exploration of poststructuralist thought with concrete existential concerns of women … Anita Monro has written a valuable book. It is a book that is worth reading carefully." – Theology and Sexuality

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