Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: Subjecting Ambiguity in Theology

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:	9781315478678
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/16/2016
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Monro, Anita

Table of Contents

Introduction: Subjecting Ambiguity: Outline and Impetus 1 Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: Poststructuralism and Theology 2. Women Clothed with the Sun: Re-Presenting Identities with are not One(s) 3.Duality: The Genesis of Ambiguity 4. Beyond Duality: Alterity and the Exodus of Identity 5. The Cry of Ambiguity: Jouissance as Hermeneutical Birth 6. Enumerating Alterity: The Transgressive Method of Poetic Reading 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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