Power and emotion in ancient Judaism: community and identity in formation
In this book, Ari Mermelstein examines the mutually-reinforcing relationship between power and emotion in ancient Judaism. Ancient Jewish writers in both Palestine and the diaspora contended that Jewish identity entails not simply allegiance to God and performance of the commandments but also the ac...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Mermelstein, Ari, 1971-, Power and emotion in ancient Judaism : community and identity in formation] (2022) (Mirguet, Françoise, 1980 -)
[Rezension von: Mermelstein, Ari, 1971-, Power and emotion in ancient Judaism : community and identity in formation] (2022) (Simkovich, Malka Z.) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Early Judaism
/ Emotion
/ Strength
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| Further subjects: | B
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Qumran community B Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D B Dead Sea Scrolls B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D |
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| Summary: | In this book, Ari Mermelstein examines the mutually-reinforcing relationship between power and emotion in ancient Judaism. Ancient Jewish writers in both Palestine and the diaspora contended that Jewish identity entails not simply allegiance to God and performance of the commandments but also the acquisition of specific emotional norms. These rules regarding feeling were both shaped by and responses to networks of power - God, the foreign empire, and other groups of Jews - which threatened Jews' sense of agency. According to these writers, emotional communities that felt Jewish would succeed in neutralizing the power wielded over them by others and, depending on the circumstances, restore their power to acculturate, maintain their Jewish identity, and achieve redemption. An important contribution to the history of emotions, this book argues that power relations are the basis for historical changes in emotion discourse. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jun 2021) |
| ISBN: | 1108917615 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108917612 |