“Right on, Vashti!”: Minor Characters and Performance Choices in the Synagogal Megillah Reading
Every Purim, synagogues read the biblical Book of Esther aloud in liturgy, a tradition that exemplifies how synagogue performance practices elaborate on, revise, and refine minor characters in the text. This paper studies four such minor characters in performance from the second century to the prese...
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2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 9 |
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B biblical performance criticism B megillah B Haman B Vashti B Narrative Criticism B performance criticism B Purim B Book of Esther |
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