Citation

Sherwood Y. Interpretation 2014; 68(3): 286-304.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0020964314535544

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

"Reception" is a strange idea in relation to the story of Hagar and Ishmael. To receive is to welcome, but the story of Hagar and Ishmael is about expulsion, not welcome. This essay examines both the biblical story and the "afterlives" of Hagar and Ishmael as they have been "received" in various contexts, including African-American literature and art, war-torn Europe, and Iraq.

Language: en