Minoritized Women Reading Race and Ethnicity: Intersectional Approaches to Constructed Identity and Early Christian Texts

This book is a critical analysis of historical, cultural, literary, and ideological constructions of racial and ethnic identities, focusing on nonwhite women scholars and offering innovative insights into constructions of race and ethnicity in ancient and modern texts and contexts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 164 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

In the realm of academic discourse, nonwhite women often find themselves relegated to marginalized roles, if they are represented at all, in volumes that delve into the complexities of race/ethnicity and early Christian texts. To address this issue, the contributors adopt an intersectional approach, which examines the multifaceted constructions of racial/ethnic identities that intertwine with factors such as gender/sexuality, class, religion, slavery, and power. Given the relative scarcity of nonwhite women scholars in the field of biblical studies, this book stands as a remarkable testament to the presence and contributions of these scholars. It represents a critical mass that challenges the dominant narratives of knowledge production. By offering a robust critique of prevailing perspectives, this seminal text pioneers provocative, innovative, and critical insights into the construction of race/ethnicity in ancient and modern texts and contexts.

In the realm of academic discourse, nonwhite women often find themselves relegated to marginalized roles, if they are represented at all, in volumes that delve into the complexities of race/ethnicity and early Christian texts. To address this issue, the contributors adopt an intersectional approach, which examines the multifaceted constructions of racial/ethnic identities that intertwine with factors such as gender/sexuality, class, religion, slavery, and power. Given the relative scarcity of nonwhite women scholars in the field of biblical studies, this book stands as a remarkable testament to the presence and contributions of these scholars. It represents a critical mass that challenges the dominant narratives of knowledge production. By offering a robust critique of prevailing perspectives, this seminal text pioneers provocative, innovative, and critical insights into the construction of race/ethnicity in ancient and modern texts and contexts.

Weight: 259g
Dimension: 218 x 155 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498591607