Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation
1st Edition
Published on 30. August 2021
212 pages
978-1-9787-0304-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book reads Revelation through the lens of the monster. Using monster theory, Heather Macumber approaches the cosmic beings in John's Apocalypse as other and monstrous regardless of whether they are found in heaven or the abyss, with significant attention paid to the monstrous body and how it causes both unease and wonder. Intertwined with descriptions of cosmic monsters, this book also interrogates the role of John as a maker of horror stories, who casts his opponents as the other and monstrous. Despite the tendency to view John and the heavenly creatures as the heroes of this apocalyptic tale, Macumber aims to recover their own liminal and hybrid characteristics that mark them as monstrous.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-0304-9 (9781978703049)
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Heather Macumber
Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation
Book
08/2021
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
€115.00
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Person
Heather Macumber is associate professor of biblical studies at Providence University College in Manitoba, Canada.
Content
1. Recognizing the Monstrous
2. Monsters in the Community
3. Hidden in Plain Sight: Monstrous Deities
4. Uncovering a Divine Army
5. A Familiar Tale: The Great Red Dragon
6. Beastly Companions
7. Woman Babylon: An Abjected Creature
2. Monsters in the Community
3. Hidden in Plain Sight: Monstrous Deities
4. Uncovering a Divine Army
5. A Familiar Tale: The Great Red Dragon
6. Beastly Companions
7. Woman Babylon: An Abjected Creature
