Domination and the Arts of Resistance
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: James C. Scott
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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"Play fool, to catch wise."--proverb of Jamaican slaves Confrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception--the powerless feign deferenc
Hidden Transcripts and the Arts of Resistance
Language: en
Pages: 217
Authors: Richard A. Horsley
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: BRILL

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The essays in this volume develop the highly suggestive insights and theory of James C. Scott-especially those related to patterns of domination and subordinati
Hidden Transcripts and the Arts of Resistance
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Richard A. Horsley
Categories: Bible
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher:

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The essays in this volume develop the highly suggestive insights and theory of James C. Scott--especially those related to patterns of domination and subordinat
Oral Performance, Popular Tradition, and Hidden Transcript in Q
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Richard A. Horsley
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit

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This collection of essays pursues two new approaches to Q, the speeches of Jesus paralleled in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The essays in Part One suggest t
Lamentations in Ancient and Contemporary Cultural Contexts
Language: en
Pages: 287
Authors: Nancy C. Lee
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit

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Personal tragedy and communal catastrophe up to the present day are universal human experiences that call forth lament. Lament singers--from the most ancient ci