Transcendence and the Body: Fatimah as a Paradigmatic Model

This article demonstrates the ways in which Goldenberg raises questions of the body, transcendence and epistemology and shows how they are all ultimately questions to do with authority. The author examines the source of authority, asks how it is ascertained and what it promises. The article outlines...

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Main Author: Kassam-Hann, Zaya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2002
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2002, Volume: 10, Issue: 30, Pages: 77-93
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Summary:This article demonstrates the ways in which Goldenberg raises questions of the body, transcendence and epistemology and shows how they are all ultimately questions to do with authority. The author examines the source of authority, asks how it is ascertained and what it promises. The article outlines how these become complex questions when a female figure is projected as paradigmatic for example, Fatimah.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/096673500200003008