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Identity and territory : Jewish perceptions of space in antiquity /

Ben Eliyahu, Eyal,

Identity and territory : Jewish perceptions of space in antiquity / Eyal Ben-Eliyahu. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : identity, space, place, and territory -- From Judah to Israel : territory and identity -- Borders, space, and identity in Second Temple literature -- From earthly land to holy land -- Land of the sages -- Rabbinic literature confronts non-rabbinic Jewish culture and Christianity: the question of holy spaces.

"The book examines the role of territory in Jewish identity in antiquity and, more specifically, the role of Jewish perceptions of space and place in identity. The time period covered extends from the Second Temple period to the first centuries CE. The examination relates to a variety of approaches to the land, its borders, and its holy places as expressed by Jewish writers of the period, located both inside and outside of the land. The book's central assertion is that the territory's status and scope and the way in which sacred spaces are perceived all depend on Jewish identity in all of its complexity and diversity"--Provided by publisher.

9780520966789 0520966783

22573/ctvg096t2 JSTOR

2018042482


To 1500


Space--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jews--Identity--History--To 1500.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Espace--Aspect religieux--Judaïsme.
Judaïsme--Histoire--586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Space--Religious aspects--Judaism
Jews--Identity
Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism)

boundaries. contemporary. debate. global. government. holy land. holy sites. ideology. international. israel. jewish history. jewish holy land. jewish holy sites. jewish identity. jewish. jews. judaism. land boundaries. land ownership. land rights. maps. nationhood. political discourse. politics. rabbi. rabbinic literature. religion. religious identities. religious identity. religious studies. second temple period. territory. worldwide.


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BM729.S76

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