Zionism : emotions, language and experience / Ofer Idels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Idels, Ofer, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in histories of emotions and the senses

Cambridge Elements. Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Psychology.

Jews.

Zionism--History.

Zionism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Is the history of emotions a methodology or a subject? What is the relationship between emotions and culture? What role does the body play in the human experience? Addressing these questions and more, this element emphasizes the often-overlooked role of emotional and sensory experiences when examining the Zionist experience in the early twentieth century. Focusing on the visceral and embodied historical aspects of the linguistic modernization of Hebrew, it argues that recent cultural studies on Jewish daily life in Palestine have reached an impasse, which the history of emotions could help us overcome. Interpreting Zionist texts not solely as symbolic myths but as a historical, lived experience, this element advocates for the significance of the history of emotions and experience as an innovative methodology with profound ethical implications for our polarized era

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009442916

1009442910

9781009442954

1009442953

9781009442947

1009442945