Glory and agony : Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / / Yael S. Feldman
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 222/.1106 |
| Soggetto topico: | Zionism in literature |
| Israeli literature - 20th century - History and criticism | |
| Jewish literature - History and criticism | |
| Sacrifice - Judaism | |
| Human sacrifice in literature | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-404) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Glory and Agony is the first history of the shifting attitudes toward national sacrifice, violence, and victimage in Hebrew culture over the last century. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Glory and agony |
| ISBN: | 0-8047-7736-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822279303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.