Modern Jewish mythologies / edited by Glenda Abramson.
| Other author | Abramson, Glenda, 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press ; Detroit, MI : Distributed by Wayne State University Press, ©2000. |
| Description | ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: modern Jewish culture as a system of myths / Eli Yassif -- Social memory, history, and British Jewish identity / David Cesarani -- Myth and identity: the case of Latrun, 1948 / Anita Shapira -- "Community with a conscience": myth or reality? / Milton Shain and Sally Frankental -- The myth of masculinity reflected in Israeli cinema / Nurith Gertz -- "So Sarah laughed to herself" / Dan Urian -- Lest we forget! The Holocaust in Jewish historical consciousness and modern Jewish identities / Jonathan Webber -- Redemption from the Orient / Tudor Parfitt -- From ancient to modern Jewish mythologies / Eli Yassif -- The myth of life's supremacy over death: was Judaism always more concerned with life than with death? / Sylvie Anne Goldberg -- Franz Kafka: the unsinging singer / Matthew Olshan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99026975 |
| ISBN | 0878202161 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS113 .M58 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |