The queen of Sheba as a transformative work protagonist

Authors

  • Barbara Oudová Holcátová Charles University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2019.1556

Keywords:

Bible, Edmund Leach, Quran, Shipping

Abstract

The story of the queen of Sheba has often puzzled commentators with its numerous late transformations, which are both colorful and sexual. The transformations of the queen of Sheba's story invoke many of the patterns familiar from fan fiction. Such transformations of ancient tales also provide preliminary explanations of why the themes in the various versions of her story appear again and again. This too shows parallels with fan fiction.

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Published

2019-12-15

Issue

Vol. 31 (2019): Fan Fiction and Ancient Scribal Cultures

Section

Praxis

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