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Reading Mary alongside Indian surrogate mothers : violent love, oppressive liberation, and infancy narratives / Sharon Jacob.

By: Series: Bible and cultural studiesPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.Description: xxiii, 200 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781137542526
  • 1137542527
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Contents:
1. Breast, womb, empire -- 2. Desired mothers, discounted mothers : the postcolonial surrogate mother emerges -- 3. Exploited exploiters, victimized victimizers : reading the Matthean mothers alongside the contextual body of the Indian surrogate mother in postcolonial India -- 4. Surrogacy as performance of violent love : reading Luke's Magnificat alongside the bodies of Indian surrogate mothers -- 5. The Synoptic Marys and the Synoptic hierarchies -- Conclusion.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Dalton McCaughey Library Level 1 FT70.5 J15 Available 33865001583563
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Includes bibliographic references (p. 183-193) and index.

1. Breast, womb, empire -- 2. Desired mothers, discounted mothers : the postcolonial surrogate mother emerges -- 3. Exploited exploiters, victimized victimizers : reading the Matthean mothers alongside the contextual body of the Indian surrogate mother in postcolonial India -- 4. Surrogacy as performance of violent love : reading Luke's Magnificat alongside the bodies of Indian surrogate mothers -- 5. The Synoptic Marys and the Synoptic hierarchies -- Conclusion.