Esther Regina : a Bakhtinian reading / André LaCocque.

Author/creator Lacocque, André
Format Book
Publication InfoEvanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, ©2008.
Description200 pages ; 24 cm.
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SeriesRethinking theory
Rethinking theory. ^A323021
Contents The literary genre(s) of the Book of Esther -- The Book of Esther and the powers that be -- The secularism of the Book of Esther -- A trio of women: Vashti, Esther, Zeresh -- In the background: Israel versus Amalek -- Banqueting and festivities -- The Book of Esther interprets and is interpreted -- Otherness: the women and the Jews -- Appendix: outline of the Book of Esther.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.
LCCN 2007035875
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