The literary genre(s) of the Book of Esther -- The Book of Esther and the powers that be -- The secularism of the Book of Esther -- A trio of women: Vashti, Esther, Zeresh -- In the background: Israel versus Amalek -- Banqueting and festivities -- The Book of Esther interprets and is interpreted -- Otherness: the women and the Jews -- Appendix: outline of the Book of Esther.
