a case study of the Ag�ik�uy�u encounter with the Bible Kinyua, Johnson Kiriaku 1967- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Oxford [England] New York Peter Lang c2011 2011 monographic eng

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xiv, 371 p. Introduction -- Biblical hermeneutics and postcolonial theory -- Bible and colonial identities: colonial constructions, representations and marginality -- Location of culture in the colonial hermeneutics: ambivalence, mimicry, and hybridity -- Bible translation and the discourse of colonalism: the G�ik�uy�u Bible -- The role of common sense hermeneutics: the translated texts and the types of reading -- Resistance as a discursive practice -- The discourse of resistance and the "hidden transcript": the revival option -- Towards an ordinary African readers' hermeneutics -- General conclusion. Johnson K�iriak�u K�inyua. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. f-ke--- Criticism, interpretation, etc Africa Hermeneutics Versions, African Kikuyu (African people) Religion Christianity Kenya BS511.3 .K575 2011eb 220.60967 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10600726 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10600726 CaPaEBR 110418 ebr10600726