Israel in exile : Jewish writing and the desert /
Examines how the ethical tension between the clashing Mosaic and Davidic paradigms of the desert reverberates in secular Jewish literature and produces literary rewards. This book argues that the ancient encounter with the desert acquires an urgency in response to the crisis brought about by nationa...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2006]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Examines how the ethical tension between the clashing Mosaic and Davidic paradigms of the desert reverberates in secular Jewish literature and produces literary rewards. This book argues that the ancient encounter with the desert acquires an urgency in response to the crisis brought about by national identities and territorial conflicts. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780252092022 0252092023 1283044064 9781283044066 9786613044068 6613044067 |