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Record Nr.

UNINA9910520007803321

Autore

Shaviṭ Yaʻaḳov <1944->

Titolo

Athens in Jerusalem : classical antiquity and Hellenism in the making of the modern secular Jew / / Yaacov Shavit [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, , 2020

ISBN

1-80034-087-7

1-909821-76-4

Edizione

[First digital on-demand edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 560 pages)

Collana

Liverpool scholarship online

Disciplina

296.3/7

Soggetti

Jews - Civilization - Greek influences

Hellenism

Jews - Identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated from the Hebrew.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

According to the author the Hellenistic tradition played a role as a model for Jewish modernisers to draw upon as they perceived a lack in Jewish culture. The author believes that Greek and Hellenistic concepts are now internalised by the Jewish people.