| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 439 pages) |
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Studies in Contemporary Jewry ; VII |
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Studies in contemporary Jewry ; 7.
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| Contents |
Symposium Jews and Messianism in the Modern Era: Metaphor and Meaning; The Messianic Idea and Zionist Ideologies; Interpreting Messianic Rhetoric in the Russian Haskalah and Early Zionism; "Forcing the End": Zionism and the State of Israel as Antimessianic Undertakings; A Neglected Chapter in the History of Christian Zionism in America: William E. Blackstone and the Petition of 1916; Birth Pangs of the Messiah: The Reflections of Two Polish Rabbis on Their Era; Realism and Messianism in Zionism and the Yishuv; Poetry and Messianism in Palestine Between the Two World Wars |
| Summary |
The seventh volume of the acclaimed annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jews and Messianism in the Modern Era: Metaphor and Meaning examines the significance and meaning of messianic metaphors, themes, and ideals in modern Jewish history and culture. In addition to the standard symposia, book reviews, and lists of recent dissertations in Jewish studies, the volume includes contributions from such noted scholars of Jewish history as Jody Elizabeth Myerson on the messianic idea and Zionist ideologies; Aviezer Ravitsky on Zionism and th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Credits |
At head of title: Institute of Contemporary Jewry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 17, 2018) |
| Subject |
Messianism.
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Zionism.
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Jews -- Europe -- History
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Jews -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Jewish.
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Jews
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Messianism
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Zionism
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Messianismus
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Judentum
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Messianic era (Judaism)
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Political messianism -- Israel.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Book reviews.
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Zionism -- History -- Book reviews.
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Europe
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Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Frankel, Jonathan, editor.
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Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9780195361988 |
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0195361989 |
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9786610605576 |
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6610605572 |
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