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Glory and agony : Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / / Yael S. Feldman



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Autore: Feldman Yael S. <1941-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Glory and agony : Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / / Yael S. Feldman Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-7736-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822279303321
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Serie: Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.