The Thunder: a new translation and introduction
Taussig, Hal
Calaway, Jared
Kotrosits, Maia
This is the first book-length treatment in English of the Nag Hammadi text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind - a poem of 'I am' statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. This book offers a fresh, current translation (with detailed Coptic annotations) and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text. HAL TAUSSIG is Visiting Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary, USA. JARED CALAWAY, MAIA KOTROSITS, CELENE LILLIE and JUSTIN LASSER are also associated with Union Theological Seminary, USA. INDICE: Preface to the Translation - The Thunder: Perfect Mind: English Translation - An Introduction to The Thunder: Perfect Mind - What Kind of Literature is Thunder? - Degnosticizing Thunder - Literary Patterns - Gendering Thunder, Thundering Gender - Rumbling Cultural and Social Order - Violence, Subjectivity and Identity - Poetic Artistry - Performing Thunder - Meaning Making ofThunder in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts - The Thunder: Perfect Mind, Annotated Coptic Text and English Translation -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-10563-8
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 202
- Fecha Publicación: 19/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido