{"product_id":"photographing-biblical-modernity","title":"Photographing Biblical Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis open access book offers the first in-depth appraisal of the photographic archive of Frank Scholten (1881–1942), a queer Dutch photographer and Catholic convert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e whose work in Palestine between 1921 and 1923 provides a remarkable lens on the intersecting dynamics of modernity, religion, colonialism, and visual culture.\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on over 26,000 photographs, it situates Scholten’s work within transnational religious, colonial, and nationalist networks.\u003cbr\u003eEmploying a relational methodology, \u003ci\u003ePhotographing Biblical Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e treats photography not merely as visual documentation but as a site of layered cultural encounters shaped by the movements of people, ideas, and ideologies. It interrogates biblical visuality, the performance of indigeneity, intercommunal relations, and the gendered politics of labour and nationalism.  \u003cbr\u003eThrough interdisciplinary engagement with visual culture, Middle East studies, and gender theory, this book considers how Scholten’s positionality offers insights into both the granular details of Palestinian society and broader macro-historical shifts during a period of profound transition.\u003cbr\u003eRather than framing Palestine as a biblical relic, Scholten’s photographs reveal a socially and politically complex society under early British Mandate rule. Ultimately, this book positions Scholten’s archive as a vital historical source for understanding the layered and contested narratives that have defined Palestine’s modern history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55634678481240,"sku":"9780755650538","price":97.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780755650538.jpg?v=1778677265","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/photographing-biblical-modernity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}