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 |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
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 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| 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 |
