Glory and agony

Feldman, Yael S., 1941-

Glory and agony Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / [electronic resource] : Yael S. Feldman. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (xv, 421 p.) : ill. - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture . - Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-404) and index.

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.

9780804777360 (electronic bk.) 0804777365 (electronic bk.)


Isaac (Biblical patriarch) --Sacrifice.
Isaac (Biblical patriarch) --In literature.


Zionism in literature.
Israeli literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Jewish literature--History and criticism.
Sacrifice--Judaism.
Human sacrifice in literature.
Opoffering
Zionisme
Offer van Isaak
Receptie
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament


Israël (staat)


Electronic books.

BS1238.S24 / F45 2010eb

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