Identity and territory : Jewish perceptions of space in antiquity / Eyal Ben-Eliyahu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben Eliyahu, Eyal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Space.

Jews--Identity--History--To 1500.

Jews.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Jews--Identity.

Space perception--History.

Eretz Israel in the Bible.

Eretz Israel--In post-biblical literature.

Eretz Israel--In rabbinical literature.

Eretz Israel--Historical geography.

Eretz Israel--Boundaries--History.

Local Subjects:

Space perception--History.

Space--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Eretz Israel in the Bible.

Eretz Israel--In post-biblical literature.

Eretz Israel--In rabbinical literature.

Eretz Israel--Historical geography.

Eretz Israel--Boundaries--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 195 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-180) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ben Eliyahu, Eyal, author. Identity and territory

ISBN:

9780520293601

0520293606

OCLC:

1050457339