1st Edition
O Mother, Where Art Thou? An Irigarayan Reading of the Book of Chronicles
Biography
Julie Kelso is Honorary Research Advisor for the Centre for the Research on Women, Gender, Culture and Social Change in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the University of Queensland.
"A fascinating example of Irigarayan commentary. It is successful in demonstrating how the text can be opened up to new meanings by approaching it in this way, by both exposing its masculinist omissions and, most significantly, by giving voice to the silenced." - Biblical Interpretation "This books offers stimulating, creative and fruitful investigations into the book of Chronicles that benefit from the feminist-theoretical grounding in Irigaray's work." - Review of Biblical Literature "This is an important book, one I hope will be much read and discussed." - Journal of Hebrew Scriptures "Her decisive move away from the standard historical-critical questions of authorship, date, sources and text is refreshing and a welcome reminder that we can gain insight into the Bible in depth and in detail with radically different modes of reading." - The Bible and Critical Theory "Though the book is sharply at odds with most traditional scholarship, it is clear that K. is familiar with more conventional male-centred approaches to the biblical material. I started having never heard of Irigaray; reading this work - heavy going at times but always thought-provoking - has, I hope, widened my horizons." - JSOT
