Glory and agony: Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative

Introduction : sacrifice for gods and country : practice and theory -- Martyr, victim, sacrifice, warrior -- Re-inventing the Aqedah as a heroic trope -- Interlude : the land of Isaac -- Binder or slaughterer? : the rise and fall of Abraham -- Virgin martyrs, 1966 : a story of dream and darkness --...

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Main Author: Feldman, Yael S. 1941- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press c2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:[Rezenzion von: Yael S. Feldman, Glory and agony. Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative] (2012) (Sokoloff, Naomi)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Isaac / Judaism / Jewish literature
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Jewish literature History and criticism
B Israeli Literature History and criticism 20th century
B Sacrifice Judaism
B Israeli Literature 20th century History and criticism
B Isaac (Biblical patriarch) Sacrifice
B Isaac (Biblical patriarch) In literature
B Isaac Sacrifice
B Isaac In literature
B Zionism in literature
B Human sacrifice in literature
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Summary:Introduction : sacrifice for gods and country : practice and theory -- Martyr, victim, sacrifice, warrior -- Re-inventing the Aqedah as a heroic trope -- Interlude : the land of Isaac -- Binder or slaughterer? : the rise and fall of Abraham -- Virgin martyrs, 1966 : a story of dream and darkness -- Sacrificial victims? : the Isaac generation, 1967-1973 -- Manic Abrahams vs. women's peace, 1975-1995 -- Afterword : a state of exception : a view from the present
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-404) and index
ISBN:0804759022