Title: Elements of ancient Jewish nationalism /
Authors: Goodblatt, David M.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Jews History; Jews History; Jewish nationalism; Jews Palestine Politics and government.; Jews Kings and rulers.; Judaism History; Palestine Kings and rulers.
Abstract: David Goodblatt argues that nationalism can be found in the ancient world, contrary to the widespread view that it is a modern phenomenon. He argues that concepts of nationalism compatible with contemporary social scientific theories can be documented in the ancient sources from the Mediterranean Rim by the middle of the last millennium B.C.E. In particular, the collective identity asserted by the Jews in antiquity fits contemporary definitions of nationalism.
Contents: Theoretical considerations : nationalism and ethnicity in antiquity -- Constructing Jewish nationalism : the role of scripture -- Constructing Jewish nationalism : the Hebrew language -- A kingdom of priests : the priestly component in ancient Jewish nationalism -- Israel nationalism -- Judah nationalism -- Zion nationalism -- Conclusions : Jewish nationalism : what rose and what fell? -- Bibliography.