Cover image for Mary wept over the feet of Jesus : [graphic novel] prostitution and religious obedience in the Bible, a "graphic novel" containing adaptations of certain Biblical stories / as interpreted by Chester William David Brown.
TITLE:
Mary wept over the feet of Jesus : [graphic novel] prostitution and religious obedience in the Bible, a "graphic novel" containing adaptations of certain Biblical stories / as interpreted by Chester William David Brown.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly,
Physical Description:
270 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270)
Summary:
Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus is the retelling in comics form of nine biblical stories that present Chester Brown's fascinating and startling thesis about biblical representations of prostitution. Brown weaves a connecting line between Bathsheba, Ruth, Rahab, Tamar, Mary of Bethany, and the Virgin Mother. He reassesses the Christian moral code by examining the cultural implications of the Bible's representations of sex work. Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus is a fitting follow-up to Brown's sui generis graphic memoir Paying for It, which was reviewed twice in The New York Times and hailed by sex workers for Brown's advocacy for the decriminalization and normalization of prostitution. Brown approaches the Bible as he did the life of Louis Riel, making these stories compellingly readable and utterly pertinent to a modern audience. In classic Chester Brown fashion, he provides extensive handwritten endnotes that delve into the biblical lore that informs Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781770462342