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Esther and the Politics of Negotiation

Public and Private Spaces and the Figure of the Female Royal Counselor [Paperback]

by Rebecca S. Hancock

    • Author

      Rebecca S. Hancock

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Published

      October 2013

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    Esther and the Politics of Negotiation

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    Product Description

    Was Esther unique - an anomaly in patriarchal society? Conventionally, scholars see ancient Israelite and Jewish women as excluded from the public world, their power concentrated instead in the domestic realm and exercised through familial structures. Rebecca S. Hancock demonstrates, in contrast, that because of the patrimonial character of ancient Jewish society, the state was often organized along familial lines. The presence of women in roles of queen consort or queen is therefore a key political, and not simply domestic, feature.Attention to the narrative of Esther and comparison with Hellenistic and Persian historiography depicting "wise women" acting in royal contexts reveals that Esther is in fact representative of a wider tradition. Women could participate in political life structured along familial and kinship lines. Further, Hancock's demonstration qualifies the bifurcation of "public" (male-dominated) and "private" (female-dominated) space in the ancient Near East.

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    • Author

      Rebecca S. Hancock

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Published

      October 2013

    • Weight

      246g

    • Page Count

      192

    • Dimensions

      155 x 230 x 10 mm

    • ISBN

      9781451465624

    • ISBN-10

      1451465629

    • Eden Code

      4247236

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    • Author/Creator: Rebecca S. Hancock

    • ISBN: 9781451465624

    • Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.

    • Release Date: October 2013

    • Weight: 246g

    • Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 10 mm

    • Eden Code: 4247236

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