Revolutionary Hebrew, Empire and Crisis : Four Peaks in Hebrew Literature and Jewish Survival by David Aberbach (1998, Hardcover)

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During these periods, social and political instability set off violence against the Jews. Author: David Aberbach. Title: Revolutionary Hebrew, Empire and Crisis. Subtitle: Four Peaks in Hebrew Literature and Jewish Survival.

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PublisherNew York University Press
ISBN-100814706738
ISBN-139780814706732
eBay Product ID (ePID)782997

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Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameRevolutionary Hebrew, Empire and Crisis : Four Peaks in Hebrew Literature and Jewish Survival
LanguageEnglish
SubjectJudaism / History, Subjects & Themes / Historical events, Subjects & Themes / Politics, Jewish
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion, History
AuthorDavid Aberbach
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN97-013467
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal892.4/09
SynopsisIn his admittedly controversial thesis, perhaps relevant to other minority literatures, Aberbach (Hebrew and comparative literature, McGill U.) asserts that many creative periods for this oldest of ethnic literatures were generated by crises in Jewish survival under the dominant culture. Four such, Hebrew has survived as a continuously written literature for nearly 3,000 years. It is the oldest, and in some ways most successful, minority literature. While Hebrew is central to the social history of the Jews, its history also offers a panoramic window into the relationships of other minority literatures to their majority cultures. Until 1948, written Hebrew was created primarily under the rule of empires, notably those of ancient Mesopotamia, Rome, medieval Islam, and Tsarist Russia. In this controversial volume, David Aberbach analyzes Hebrew's development, arguing that several of the most original periods in its history coincided with--and resulted partially from--imperial crisis. During these periods, social and political instability set off violence against the Jews. In each case a revolutionary body of Hebrew literature emerged, influenced decisively by the dominant culture, but asserting Jewish separatism and, to varying degrees, nationalism. Revolutionary Hebrew offers a historical account of Judaism from biblical times to 1948, as exemplified through the growth or decline of Hebrew writing. Examining patterns in the social development of Hebrew, Aberbach explicates the role of Hebrew in the survival of Judaism and sheds light on the significance of literary creativity in ethnic survival.
LC Classification NumberPJ5010.A34 1998

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