Communicating Esther
The Diffusion and Reception of a Biblical Dream
Series: Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 11 September 2025
- ISBN 9781032322377
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages124 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 390 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 Illustrations, black & white; 2 Halftones, black & white; 1 Tables, black & white 695
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Short description:
Communicating Esther presents a communications approach to the second-most written about book of the Bible, the book of Esther, and the ritual that it anchors, the Jewish carnival of Purim. This book will appeal to all researchers of communication and religion, communication and the Bible, and communication and Judaism.
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This book presents a communications approach to the biblical story of Esther and the ritual that it anchors, the Jewish carnival of Purim. Esther, the second-most written about book of the Bible, is thought to be based on a tale that circulated around 400 BC, and was later transcribed and brought before the Jewish Sages with the request that it be canonized. It was, though God is not mentioned in it, with its focus instead on glamour, drinking, sex, violence, and genocidal plots. Despite the reservations of many at its inclusion in the canon, Esther formed the basis for an extremely popular Jewish ritual: the holiday of Purim.
This book discusses how story and holiday combine all of the elements of a communication process – production of content, choice of medium, seal of approval, diffusion over time and space, and promotion of various forms of reception and reaction. It is a case study of "how culture works" and how the text itself is about communicating. It will appeal to all researchers of communication and religion, communication and the Bible, and communication and Judaism, and more generally to readers who are interested in communication or fascinated by culture.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction Part I: Texting a Ritual 1. Empire and Communication 2. Diaspora and Communication 3. Scripting Drama 4. Canonizing Esther Part II: Ritualizing a Text 5. Regulating a Bookish Carnival 6. The Reception of Purim 7. Framing Holidays 8. Afterthoughts: Purim in Time and Space
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