Leander, Hans. <br/><br/>
Discourses of empire :  the gospel of Mark from a postcolonial perspective / 
 Gospel of Mark from a postcolonial perspective 
Hans Leander. 
 - Atlanta :  Society of Biblical Literature,  c2013. 
 - xiv, 388 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
 - Semeia Studies ;  number 71 .
<br/><br/> Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Gothenburg, 2011. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-370) and index. 
<br/><br/> Postcolonial theory --  Postcolonial criticism in biblical studies --  Modern biblical studies and empire --  The Semitic and the Greek (1:1) --  Between man and brute (5:1-20) --  Submissive heathen and superior Greek (7:24-30) --  The embarrassing parousia (8:31-9:1) --  "Only absolutely spiritual" (11:1-11) --  An Irish cat among the pigeons (12:13-17) --  The centurion between East and West (15:39) --  Conclusion: Mark and European colonialism --  Mark begins to circulate --  An oppositional beginning (1:1) --  Imperial satire (5:1-20) --  Entering a narrative crisis (7:24-30) --  The parousia as pharmakon (8:31-9:1) --  With Bhabha at the Jerusalem city gates (11:1-22) --  The emperor breaks the surface (12:13-17) --  The secrecy complex as a third space (15:39) --  How Mark destabilizes empire --  Different Marks in different empires. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781589838895 (pbk : alk. paper) 1589838912 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) 9781589838895 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1589838890 (paper binding : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013024345 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Mark--Postcolonial criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS2585.52  / .L43 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>226.306 Lea 2013