Transforming Scriptures
| Author | : Katherine Clay Bassard |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 182 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780820338804 |
| ISBN-13 | : 082033880X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Transforming Scriptures by : Katherine Clay Bassard
Download or read book Transforming Scriptures written by Katherine Clay Bassard and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transforming Scriptures is the first sustained treatment of African American women writers' intellectual, even theological, engagements with the book Northrop Frye referred to as the “great code” of Western civilization. Katherine Clay Bassard discusses how such texts respond as a collective “literary witness” to the use of the Bible for purposes of social domination.
