The Woman's Bible
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1555531628
ISBN 13
9781555531621
Category
NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
1993
Publisher
Pages
416
Subject
Bible -- Feminist criticism. ; Women in the Bible.
Abstract
The publication of The Woman's Bible in 1895 and 1898 represented the feminist pioneer's last strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In keeping with her characteristic radical individualism, Stanton attacks religious orthodoxy on a political rather than scholarly basis. This clarion call to action consists of a book-by-book examination of the Bible, placing events in their historical context, interpreting passages as both allegory and fact, and comparing them with the myths of other cultures. It endures as an extraordinary document because of the questions it addresses, the topics it covers, and its still-resonant sincerity. Unabridged republication of the classic two-volume edition of 1895 and 1898.
Number of Copies
1
