Esther Through the Centuries
This interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashicinterpretation to contemporary rewritings introducinginterpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God.* Unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by thestory's relevance to themes of nationhood, rebellion,providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile,genocide and 'multiculturalism'* Reveals the various struggles and strategies used by religiouscommentators to make sense of this only biblical book that does notmention God* Asks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feministscholars despite a long history of subversive rewritings* Compares the…
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- ISBN: 978-1-118-71404-1
- EAN: 9781118714041
- Produktnummer: 34702029
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 322 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 16'648 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Jo Carruthers teaches at Lancaster University, UK, and works across the disciplines of literary and religious studies. Her books include The Politics of Purim: Law, Sovereignty and Hospitality in the Aesthetic Afterlives of Esther (2020); England's Secular Scripture: Islamophobia and the Protestant Aesthetic (2011); and Literature and the Bible: A Reader (with Mark Knight and Andrew Tate, 2013).
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