Voices of Marginality: Exile and Return in Second Isaiah 40-55 and the Mexican Immigrant Experience (American University Studies) - Hardcover

Cuéllar, Gregory Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433101807 ISBN 13: 9781433101809

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Voices of Marginality is theoretically grounded in the theology of the diaspora, which according to Fernando F. Segovia has been forged in the migratory experience of American Hispanics. This theological perspective views Judean exiles (587 B.C.E.) and contemporary Mexican migrants as part of a recurring diasporic human experience. The present analysis «reads across» from the exile and return envisioned in the poetry of Second Isaiah (40-55) to the corridos (ballads) about Mexican immigration to the United States. More specifically, the diasporic categories of exile and return in Second Isaiah inform our reading of exile and return in the Mexican immigrant corridos. Conversely, the rhetorical ability of these corridos to transmit a collective Mexican identity for immigrants in the United States provides a compelling lens for understanding the images of exile and return in Second Isaiah. Ultimately, both literary productions reflect voices of marginality.

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About the Author

The Author: Gregory Lee Cuéllar is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Cuéllar is an international scholar. His research focuses on the intersections of the Bible, cultural productions, and migration. He scholarship draws on Postcolonial Theory, Ideological Critical Studies, Museum Studies, and Archival Theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433101807
• ISBN 13: 9781433101809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 174