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In search of the Hebrew people : Bible and nation in the German Enlightenment /

"As German scholars, poets, and theologians searched for the origins of the ancient Israelites, Ofri Ilany believes they created a model for nationalism that drew legitimacy from the Biblical idea of the Chosen People. In this broad exploration of eighteenth-century Hebraism, Ilany tells the st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ilany, Ofri (Autor)
Otros Autores: Mishory, Ishai (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Colección:German Jewish cultures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"As German scholars, poets, and theologians searched for the origins of the ancient Israelites, Ofri Ilany believes they created a model for nationalism that drew legitimacy from the Biblical idea of the Chosen People. In this broad exploration of eighteenth-century Hebraism, Ilany tells the story of the surprising role that this model played in discussions of ethnicity, literature, culture, and nationhood among the German-speaking intellectual elite. He reveals the novel portrait they sketched of ancient Israel and how they tried to imitate the Hebrews while forging their own national consciousness. This sophisticated and lucid argument sheds new light on the myths, concepts, and political tools that formed the basis of modern German culture"--
Notas:English translation by Ishai Mishory.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 180 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253033857
0253033853
9780253033871
025303387X