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Bitter Scrolls

Bitter Scrolls

Bitter Scrolls

Peter Heinegg

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2010
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9780761852889
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This book is a broad survey of our ’sacred texts,’ both Holy Writ and secular masterpieces, whose canonical status often exempt them from hardnosed, commonsense criticism. A frank look at this literature is necessary and reveals a stunning combination of bias and blindness toward women.

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