Glory and agony Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / Yael S. Feldman.

Contents Introduction: sacrifice for gods and country: practice and theory -- Martyr, victim, sacrifice, warrior -- Re-inventing the Aqedah as a heroic trope -- Interlude: the land of Isaac -- Binder or slaughterer?: the rise and fall of Abraham -- Virgin martyrs, 1966: a story of dream and darkness -- Sacrificial victims?: the Isaac generation, 1967-1973 -- Manic Abrahams vs. women's peace, 1975-1995 -- Afterword : a state of exception: a view from the present.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [319]-404) and index.
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LCCN 2009048526
ISBN9780804759021 (cloth : alk. paper)