A feminist companion to Esther, Judith and Susanna. (©1995)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Athalya Brenner.
• Other Names: Brenner-Idan, Athalya
• Contents: Esther : folklore, wisdom, feminism and authority / Susan Niditch -- An oriental beauty parlour : an analysis of Esther 2.8-18 in the Hebrew, the Septuagint and the second Greek text / Kristin De Troyer -- Looking at Esther through the looking glass / Athalya Brenner -- Mirror, mirror in the text : reflections on reading and rereading / Alice Bach -- Tracing Esther's beginnings / Timothy K. Beal -- Esther : the incomplete emancipation of a queen / Bea Wyler -- Esther and the queen's throne / Zefira Gitay -- Honor and shame in Esther / Lillian R. Klein -- Esther revisited : an aggadic approach / Leila Leah Bronner -- Esther's story / Diane Wolkstein -- Sacrifice and salvation : otherness and domestication in the book of Judith / Amy-Jill Levine -- Judith as alternative leader : a rereading of Judith 7-13 / Jan Willem van Henten -- Head hunting : J̀udith' on the cutting edge of knowledge / Mieke Bal -- The accused : Susanna and her readers / Jennifer A. Glancy -- H̀emmed in on every side' : Jews and women in the book of Susanna / Amy-Jill Levine.
• Publisher Details: Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Copyright Date: 1995
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 221.922; Bible and feminism; Women in the Bible; RELIGION -- Biblical Biography -- Old Testament; Bible and feminism; Women in the Bible; Judentum; Feministische Theologie; Exegese; Esther (bijbelboek); Judith (bijbelboek); Toevoegselen tot Daniël (bijbelboek); Frau; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1850755272; 9781850755272; 9780567491459; 0567491455; 1283200058; 9781283200059
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-336).; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.