The origins of Israeli mythology:neither Canaanites nor crusaders
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Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | 2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Item Description: | Lo Kenaßanim, lo Tsalvanim. |
Carrier Form: | ix, 266 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781107014091 (hardback) 1107014093 (hardback) |
Index Number: | C955 |
CLC: | C955.382 |
Call Number: | C955.382/O363 |
Contents: |
Translated from the Hebrew. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. The Promethean Hebrew -- 3. The Canaanite challenge -- 4. The nativist theology -- 5. The crusader anxiety -- 6. The Mediterranean option -- 7. Epilogue: looking out to sea. "This book examines Israeli identity by exploring its historical narratives, such as the crusader and Canaanite challenges and proposes a new meta-narrative - Mediterraneanism"-- |