Veiling Esther, unveiling her story: the reception of a biblical book in Islamic lands
This book examines the ways in which the Biblical Book of Esther was read, understood, and used in Muslim lands, from ancient to modern times. It features case-studies covering works from various periods and regions of the Muslim world.
| Summary: | This book examines the ways in which the Biblical Book of Esther was read, understood, and used in Muslim lands, from ancient to modern times. It features case-studies covering works from various periods and regions of the Muslim world. Cover -- Veiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story: The Reception of a Biblical Book in Islamic Lands -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- ESTHER-AN OVERVIEW -- 1: Haman in the Qur'ān -- THE CURRENT DEBATE -- Literary Relationships between the Courts of Ahashwerosh and Pharaoh -- ESTHER AND PHARAOH'S EGYPT -- Haman and Pharaoh's Shared Genealogy -- Reassessing our Assumptions -- HAMAN'S S.ARḤ-TOWER -- ESTHER WITHOUT HAMAN, HAMAN WITHOUT ESTHER -- CONCLUSIONS -- 2: Esther in Islamic Historical Sources -- 1 IGNORING ESTHER -- 2 REPLACING HAMAN -- 3 IGNORING HAMAN -- Ahashwerosh's Campaign in India -- 4 EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE -- CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX: A JUDEO-PERSIAN RETELLING OF THE ESTHER STORY -- 3: The Samaritan Esther -- ABŪ 'L-FATḤ'S ACCOUNT -- ANALYSIS -- THE "PLOT OF THE EUNUCHS" IN THE TWO VERSIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4: The Persian Esther "Midrash" -- THE ABRAHAM CYCLE AND ESTHER -- HAMAN AND ABRAHAM AS "BROTHERS" -- DEATH BY FIRE -- OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 5: Esther and Ancient Persian Storytelling -- ESTHER AND GREEK STORYTELLING -- ESTHER AND THE 1001 NIGHTS -- THE SHĀHNĀMA -- THE BAHMANNĀMA -- THE DĀRĀBNĀMA -- SAMAK-E 'AYYĀR -- VĪS AND RĀMĪN -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6: "Bougaios"-The Islamic Evidence -- PROFILING "BAGOAS" -- THE CONTRIBUTION OF ISLAMIC MATERIALS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 7: Why Did Mordecai Refuse to Bow? -- PRELIMINARY REMARKS -- THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST -- THE HEBREW BIBLE -- THE NEW TESTAMENT AND EXTRA-BIBLICAL LITERATURE -- LATE ANTIQUE VERSIONS -- THE QUR'ĀNIC TEXTS -- COMPARING SATAN'S AND MORDECAI'S REFUSALS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Conclusions -- ISLAMIC STUDIES -- BIBLICAL STUDIES -- JEWISH STUDIES -- APPENDIX: An Arab Feminist on Esther -- The Text -- Analysis -- Fawwāz and the "Esther Source" -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical and Qur'anic Citations -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (243 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0192517732 |