rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

9780415141505

Genesis: Procreation and the Politics of Identity

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780415141505

  • ISBN10:

    0415141508

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2000-09-20
  • Publisher: Routledge

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $47.95 Save up to $15.59
  • Rent Book $32.36
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

How To: Textbook Rental

Looking to rent a book? Rent Genesis: Procreation and the Politics of Identity [ISBN: 9780415141505] for the semester, quarter, and short term or search our site for other textbooks by Brett,Mark G.. Renting a textbook can save you up to 90% from the cost of buying.

Summary

Combining insights from social and literary theory with a firm grasp of traditional historical studies, Brett argues that the Book of Genesis can be read as resistance literature. In Brett's illuminating analysis, stories such as the marriages of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as well as the narratives of Hagar, Dinah and Tamar reveal that the editors of Genesis were directly engaged with contemporary issues--especially the nature of an authentic community--and that the book was designed to undermine the ethnocentrism of the imperial governors of the Persian period.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: the contest of methods 1(23)
Genesis 1--11: creation and dominance
24(25)
Genesis 12--25: the making of nations
49(37)
Genesis 26--36: on tricksters
86(23)
Genesis 37--50: reasons of state
109(28)
Whose Genesis? Which orthodoxy?
137(10)
Notes 147(8)
Bibliography 155(8)
General index 163(3)
Scripture index 166

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program