Bodies of Christ: Reimagining the Myths of Jesus and the Mermaid in Western Christianity

Presenter Information

Melanie Ahmetspahic

Abstract

I detail how racism began with Christian theological problems, and how those problems turned into contemporary racism during the Enlightenment. I reread stories of Jesus as well as the mermaid in Christianity to offer a vision outside of oppression.

Keywords:

Western Christianity, mermaids, Jesus, racism, queer critique

Status

Undergraduate

Department

Classics & Religious Studies

College

Honors Tutorial College

Campus

Athens

Faculty Mentor

Perez, Mryna

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Bodies of Christ: Reimagining the Myths of Jesus and the Mermaid in Western Christianity

I detail how racism began with Christian theological problems, and how those problems turned into contemporary racism during the Enlightenment. I reread stories of Jesus as well as the mermaid in Christianity to offer a vision outside of oppression.