{"product_id":"esther-regina-a-bakhtinian-reading-rethinking-theory-9780810124585","title":"Esther Regina A Bakhtinian Reading Rethinking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders and scholars often question the inclusion of the Book of Esther in the canon. Where, they wonder, do the book's flagrant displays of hatred, deceit, violence, and the antidotal grotesqueries of Purim figure in the biblical tradition? This book shows the true comedic nature of the story of Esther and Mordecai.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutline of the Book of Esther; Part One: The Literary Genre(s) of Esther; Part Two: Esther and the Powers That Be; Part Three: The \"\"Secularism\"\" in the Book of Esther; Part Four: A Trio of Women: Vashti, Esther, Zeresh; Part Five: In the Background: Israel vs. Amalek; Part Six: Banqueting and Festivities; Part Seven: The Book of Esther Interprets and is Interpreted; Part Eight: Otherness: The Women and the Jews.","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038254891351,"sku":"9780810124585","price":57.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/esther-regina-a-bakhtinian-reading-rethinking-theory-9780810124585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}