Resisting Rape Culture - The Hebrew Bible and Hong Kong Sex Workers (Hardcover)

Resisting Rape Culture tackles controversial and harrowing rape myths prevalent in rape culture: namely that sex workers do not get raped, and that they are deserving victims of sexual violence. Commonly, sociocultural discourses depict sex workers as morally deficient and promiscuous, having sex with multiple clients in exchange for payment. Consequently, they are often considered deserving of rape, sexual assault and other forms of abuse, or as people who should expect to receive such treatment. In a way, the Hebrew Bible contributes to such stigmatization of and discrimination against sex workers, given first, its authority and second, its negative portrayals of prostitutes as outsiders. This cutting-edge book describes the rape culture in Hong Kong, focusing on how Hong Kong Christians interpret the Bible concerning prostitutes, and in turn how this affects the treatment of sex workers. Arguably, when interpretations malign the prostitutes in the Bible, and do not critique how the Bible portrays these women, we promote the stigmatization of sex workers and, in doing so, normalise and trivialise sexual discrimination, abuse and violence, ultimately promoting rape culture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Nancy Nam Hoon Tan
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	98
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-35383-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-367-35383-0
Barcode:	9780367353834

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