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Autore |
Feldman Yael S. <1941-> |
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Titolo |
Glory and agony : Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / / Yael S. Feldman |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (442 p.) |
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Collana |
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Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture |
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Soggetti |
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Zionism in literature |
Israeli literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Jewish literature - History and criticism |
Sacrifice - Judaism |
Human sacrifice in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-404) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: sacrifice for gods and country: practice and theory -- Martyr, victim, sacrifice, warrior -- Re-inventing the Aqedah as a heroic trope -- Interlude: the land of Isaac -- Binder or slaughterer?: the rise and fall of Abraham -- Virgin martyrs, 1966: a story of dream and darkness -- Sacrificial victims?: the Isaac generation, 1967-1973 -- Manic Abrahams vs. women's peace, 1975-1995 -- Afterword : a state of exception: a view from the present. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Glory and Agony is the first history of the shifting attitudes toward national sacrifice, violence, and victimage in Hebrew culture over the last century. |
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