Elements of ancient Jewish nationalism
By: David Goodblatt.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D.; Jews -- History -- 70-; Jewish nationalism.; Jews -- Palestine -- Politics and government.; Jews -- Kings and rulers.; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Palestine -- Kings and rulers.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical considerations : nationalism and ethnicity in antiquity; title: Constructing Jewish nationalism : the role of scripture; title: Constructing Jewish nationalism : the Hebrew language; title: A kingdom of priests : the priestly component in ancient Jewish nationalism; title: Israel nationalism; title: Judah nationalism; title: Zion nationalism; title: Conclusions : Jewish nationalism : what rose and what fell?; title: Bibliography.