RT Book
T1 Identity and territory: Jewish perceptions of space in antiquity
T2 The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
A1 Ben-Eliyahu, Eyal
LA English
PP Oakland
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/103030856X
AB "The book examines the role of territory in Jewish identity in antiquity and, more specifically, the role of Jewish perceptions of space and place in identity. The time period covered extends from the Second Temple period to the first centuries CE. The examination relates to a variety of approaches to the land, its borders, and its holy places as expressed by Jewish writers of the period, located both inside and outside of the land. The book's central assertion is that the territory's status and scope and the way in which sacred spaces are perceived all depend on Jewish identity in all of its complexity and diversity"--Provided by publisher
AB Introduction : identity, space, place, and territory -- From Judah to Israel : territory and identity -- Borders, space, and identity in Second Temple literature -- From earthly land to holy land -- Land of the sages -- Rabbinic literature confronts non-rabbinic Jewish culture and Christianity: the question of holy spaces
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BM729.S76
SN 9780520293601
K1 Space : Religious aspects : Judaism
K1 Jews : Identity : History : To 1500
K1 Judaism : History : Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D