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Major turning points in Jewish intellectual history
- Title
- Major turning points in Jewish intellectual history / David Aberbach.
- Author
- Aberbach, David, 1953-
- Publication
- Houndmills [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS113 .A375 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 220 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "David Aberbach's book explores major transformations in Jewish life and thought from the time the Bible was written to the present, and asks such fundamental questions as: how did ancient Israel evolve to exclusive monotheism? Which circumstances led to the transition among Jews in the Roman empire from being a militant, state-based people to being a pacifist, scripture-based people?
- "Which social forces attracted the Jews under medieval Islamic rule to secular life and identity? How did emancipation after the American and French revolutions lead to the end of rabbinic dominance? How did nationalism and revived Hebrew language and literature transform modern Jewish life and culture?"--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and index.
- Contents
- pt. I. From Idolatry to Monotheism -- 1. The Iron Age, Imperialism, and the Prophets -- 2. Trauma and Abstract Monotheism: Jewish Exile and Recovery in the Sixth Century B.C.E. -- pt. II. From State to Scripture -- 3. The Roman-Jewish Wars and Hebrew Cultural Nationalism -- 4. Entry to Powerlessness: The Tannaim, Marcus Aurelius, and the Politics of Stoicized Judaism -- pt. III. Toward a Secular Culture -- 5. Secular Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain 1031-1140.
- ISBN
- 1403917663
- 9781403917669
- LCCN
- 2003053564
- OCLC
- ocm52920015
- 52920015
- SCSB-1319611
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library