Commanding the Queen: Agency and Gender Roles in the Book of Esther
The gendered lines between direct and indirect agency blur in the book of Esther, in line with its ‘topsy-turvy’ carnivalesque attitude. Queen Esther acts with direct agency (the power to command her fellow Jews, then accusing Haman of treachery), while her cousin Mordecai gains power indirectly (th...
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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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2024
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| In: |
Religion & gender
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 13-33 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Esther
/ Esther Biblical character
/ Mordechai Biblical character
/ Competent to act
/ Power
/ Gender-specific role
/ Masculinity
/ Femininity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CH Christianity and Society HB Old Testament ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI)
B Femininity B psychological gender categories B blurring of gender boundaries B Book of Esther |
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