Reckless rites : Purim and the legacy of Jewish violence /

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Historical accounts of Jewish violence--particularly against Christians--have long been explosive material. Some historians have distorted these records for anti-Semitic purposes. Others have discounted, dismissed, or simply ignored the evidence, often for apologetic purposes. In Reckless Rites, Ell...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Horowitz, Elliott S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Series:Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
Subjects:
Bible. > Esther > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Esther.
Violence > Religious aspects > Judaism > History.
Purim.
Judaism > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme > Histoire.
Judaïsme > Relations > Christianisme.
Christianisme > Relations > Judaïsme.
RELIGION / Judaism / General.
Christianity.
Interfaith relations.
Judaism.
Violence > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Jodendom.
Geweld.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE.BIBLICAL LEGACIES
  • 1. The Book of Esther
  • 2. A Pair of Queens
  • 3. Mordecai's Reckless Refusal
  • 4. The Eternal Haman
  • 5.Amalek
  • PART TWO. JEWS LIVING DANGEROUSLY
  • 6. "The Fascination of the Abomination"
  • 7. Mild Men or Wild Men?
  • 8. Ancient Jewish Violence and Modern Scholarship
  • 9. Purim, Carnival, and Violence
  • 10. Local Purims and the Invention of Tradition
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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