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.
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