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