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Reading Ruth in Asia / edited by Jione Havea and Peter H.W. Lau.

Contributor(s): Havea, Jione, 1965- | Lau, Peter H. W
Material type: TextTextSeries: International voices in biblical studies: no. 7.Publisher: Atlanta : SBL Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: ix, 148 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781628371291 (pbk.); 1628371293Subject(s): Bible. Ruth -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- AsiaBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-137) and indexes.
Contents:
Reading Ruth again, in Asia / Jione Havea and Peter H.W. Lau -- Another postcolonial reading of the book of Ruth / Peter H.W. Lau -- The key to successful migration? Rereading Ruth's confession (1:16-17) through the lens of Bhabha's mimicry / Sin-lung Tong -- "Who is more to you than seven sons": a cross-cultural reading between the book of Ruth and A pair of peacocks to the southeast fly / Yan Lin -- A reinterpretation of Levirate marriage in Ruth 4:1-12 for Kachin society / Roi Nu -- An intertextual reading of Ruth and Proverbs 31:10-31, with a Chinese woman's perspective / Elaine W.F. Goh -- Patriarchy, a threat to human bonding: reading the story of Ruth in the light of marriage and family structures in India / Surekha Nelavala -- The Boaz solution: reading Ruth in light of Australian asylum seeker discourse / Anthony Rees -- Stirring Naomi: another gleaning at the edges of Ruth 1 / Jione Havea.
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Book Book John Bulow Campbell Library 1 East BS1315.52 .R43 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0182903429476

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-137) and indexes.

Reading Ruth again, in Asia / Jione Havea and Peter H.W. Lau -- Another postcolonial reading of the book of Ruth / Peter H.W. Lau -- The key to successful migration? Rereading Ruth's confession (1:16-17) through the lens of Bhabha's mimicry / Sin-lung Tong -- "Who is more to you than seven sons": a cross-cultural reading between the book of Ruth and A pair of peacocks to the southeast fly / Yan Lin -- A reinterpretation of Levirate marriage in Ruth 4:1-12 for Kachin society / Roi Nu -- An intertextual reading of Ruth and Proverbs 31:10-31, with a Chinese woman's perspective / Elaine W.F. Goh -- Patriarchy, a threat to human bonding: reading the story of Ruth in the light of marriage and family structures in India / Surekha Nelavala -- The Boaz solution: reading Ruth in light of Australian asylum seeker discourse / Anthony Rees -- Stirring Naomi: another gleaning at the edges of Ruth 1 / Jione Havea.

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