A House of Her Own: The Tactical Deployment of Strategy in Esther
This article argues that Esther, as befits her intersectional identity, employs a combination of tactics and strategies, as defined by Michel de Certeau, to navigate and dismantle the overlapping power structures of the Persian empire to deliver Jews from death.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
2021
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 140, Issue: 4, Pages: 663-682 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Certeau, Michel de 1925-1986
/ Esther Biblical character
/ Identity
/ Esther
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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Summary: | This article argues that Esther, as befits her intersectional identity, employs a combination of tactics and strategies, as defined by Michel de Certeau, to navigate and dismantle the overlapping power structures of the Persian empire to deliver Jews from death. |
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ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2021.0031 |