The book of hiding : gender, ethnicity, annihilation, and Esther / Timothy K. Beal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beal, Timothy K. (Timothy Kandler), 1963-

Series:

Biblical limits.

Biblical limits

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Esther--Social scientific criticism.

Bible.

Group identity--Biblical teaching.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 152 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. Beal focuses particularly on the traditionally marginalised book of Esther, in order to examine closely the categories of self and other in relation to religion, sexism, nationalism, and the ever-looming legacies and future possibilities of annihilation. Beal applies the critical tools of contemporary theorists, such as Cixous, Irigaray and Levinas, challenging widely held assumptions about the moral and life-affirming message of Scripture and even about the presence of God in the book of Esther. The Book of Hiding draws together a variety of different perspectives and disciplines, creating a unique space for dialogue raising new questions and reconsidering old assumptions, which is profoundly interesting and well-articulated.

Contents:

chapter INTRODUCTION

Dislocating Beginnings

chapter 1 WRITING OUT, I

chapter 2 PALIMPSEST

chapter 3 THE BIBLE AS MORAL LITERATURE

chapter 4 WRITING OUT, II

chapter 5 FINDING ONESELF SIGNED UP

chapter 6 INSOMNIA AND A LOST DREAM OF WRITING

chapter 7 SUBVERSIVE EXCESSES

chapter 8 COMING OUT.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-148) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-70472-0

1-134-70473-9

1-280-32962-9

9780203270487

0-203-27048-7

0-203-13105-3

9780203131053

OCLC:

50758936