Second slayings: the binding of Isaac and the formation of Jewish cultural memory
"In Second Slayings: The Binding of Isaac and the Formation of Jewish Cultural Memory, David N. Gottlieb explores the decisive - and, until now, under-appreciated - influence exerted on Jewish memory by the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac narrative in the Book of Genesis. Through the lenses of her...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2019
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Judaism in context (24)
Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Judaism in context
24 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 22,1-19
/ Isaac
/ Sacrifice (Religion)
/ Collective memory
/ Judaism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Genesis, XXII, 1-19
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Isaac (Biblical patriarch) Sacrifice |
| Summary: | "In Second Slayings: The Binding of Isaac and the Formation of Jewish Cultural Memory, David N. Gottlieb explores the decisive - and, until now, under-appreciated - influence exerted on Jewish memory by the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac narrative in the Book of Genesis. Through the lenses of hermeneutics, literary and social theory, and history, Gottlieb reveals the ways in the Akedah narrative models the act of interpretation as a means of recovery from and commemoration of crisis - a strategy that has penetrated every aspect and era of Jewish life"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index |
| ISBN: | 1463240260 |