| dc.contributor.advisor | Jodamus, Johnathan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sebolai, Claudene Malony | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-09T09:00:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-09T09:00:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8855 | |
| dc.description | Magister Theologiae - MTh | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A heteronormative reading of certain biblical texts pertaining to procreation perpetuates the notion
that femininity is closely related to reproduction. It was common practice for the patriarchal
biblical tradition to mention women only in their capacity as “wife” or “mother” – her primary
value residing in her ability to reproduce (preferably male) offspring. Christian women and their
bodily hexis are, therefore, inscribed by patriarchal culture through heteronormative readings of
biblical texts such as Revelation 12:1-6. This thesis offers a feminist Sociorhetorical Interpretation
(SRI)1
of the text and utilizes the hermeneutical key of “body” as a crucial thinking technology.
The thesis asserts that a feminist SRI of this text offers possibilities for alternative readings that
go beyond limited views of women’s bodies as merely reproductive capital | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | ‘Was her worth only in her womb?’ a feminist reading of revelation 12:1-6 in the context of women’s bodies as reproductive capital | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
