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Title of this issue: A Vanishing Mediator? The Presence/Absence of the Bible in Postcolonialism.
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Contents
* Contents derived from the 2001 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Explorer Hermeneutics, or Fat Damper and Sweetened Tea,
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criticism
(p. 71-95)Examines the biblical constructions of Australia in explorer journals.
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Surveying the Promised Land : Elizabeth Jolley's 'Milk and Honey',
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criticism
(p. 97-111)Discusses the use of biblical motifs in Elizabeth Jolley's novel, particularly the metaphors of the garden of Eden and the promised land in the postcolonial context. In a novel permeated with biblical allusions, Jolley 'portrays the costs of both cultural and social exclusivity and of breaking down barriers erected to preserve identity' (97).
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