Offers an analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. The text focuses on the Book of Es... » 

Offers an analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. The text focuses on the Book of Esther, in order to examine closely the categories of self and other in relation to religion, sexism, nationalism and annihilation. «