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005			20240726104802.0
008			181024s2018 enk ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT _dNT _dEBLCP _dUKOUP _dOCLCF _dYDXIT
020			_a9780192517739 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
020			_a9780191838712 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aBS1375 _b.V455 2018
050	0	4	_aBM517
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aSilverstein, Adam J., _e1
245	1	0	_aVeiling Esther, unveiling her story : _bthe reception of a biblical book in Islamic lands / _cAdam J. Silverstein.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	8		_aVeiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story: The Reception of a Biblical Book in Islamic Lands' examines the ways in which the Biblical Book of Esther was read, understood, and used in Muslim lands, from ancient to modern times. It focuses on case studies covering works from various periods and regions of the Muslim world, including the Qur'an, pre-modern historical chronicles and literary works, the writings of a nineteenth-century Shia feminist, a twentieth-century Iranian encyclopaedia, and others. These case studies demonstrate that Muslim sources contain valuable materials on Esther, which shed light both on the Esther story itself and on the Muslim peoples and cultures that received it.00Adam J. Silverstein argues that Muslim sources preserve important pre-Islamic materials on Esther that have not survived elsewhere, some of which offer answers to ancient questions about Esther, such as the meaning of Haman's epithet in the Greek versions of the story, the reason why Mordecai refused to prostrate before Haman, and the literary context of the 'plot of the eunuchs' to kill the Persian king. Throughout the book, Silverstein shows how each author's cultural and religious background influenced his or her understanding and retelling of the Esther story. In particular, he highlights that Persian Muslims (and Jews) were often forced to reconcile or choose between the conflicting historical narratives provided by their religious and cultural heritages respectively.
505	0	0	_aCover; 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
505	0	0	_a4 EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULECONCLUSIONS; 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
505	0	0	_aPROFILING "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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630	0	0	_aBible. _pEsther _xCriticism, interpretation, etc. _xIslamic interpretations.
630	0	0	_aMidrash rabbah. _pEsther _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password. _uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1918180&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hBS. _m2018 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell