While biblical scholars increasingly use insights from postcolonial theory to interpret the Bible, the Bible itself is often neglected by postcolonial criticism, with the result that there is little influence in the other direction: from the Bible to postcolonial criticism. This second edition of "Last Stop Before Antarctica" begins to repair the imbalance by pointing to the vital role that the Bible played in colonization, using Australia-one of the first centers of postcolonial criticism-as a specific example. Drawing upon colonial literature, including explorer journals, poetry, novels, and translations, it creates a mutually enlightening dialogue between postcolonial literature and biblical texts on themes such as exodus and exile, translation, identity, and home. The paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature.
- ISBN10 1841271705
- ISBN13 9781841271705
- Publish Date 1 March 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 September 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffie
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English