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The Hasmoneans and their state : a study in history, ideology, and the institutions / Edward Dąbrowa.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Electrum (Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Instytut Historii) ; v. 16.Publisher: Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press, [2009]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9788323380481
  • 8323380481
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 233.04 22
LOC classification:
  • DS121.7 .D33 2009
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Part I: Judea under the Hasmoneans (167-63 BCE) -- Mattathias and Judah: In defense of the ancestors religion -- Jonathan and Simon: A strategy for independence -- John Hyrcanus: Securing independence and the rise of expansionist policy -- Hasmonean kings -- Part II: The institutions of the Hasmonean state -- I. The ruler -- The royal priesthood or the priestly monarchy -- The priesthood -- The kingship -- Succession -- The royal family -- The court -- The capital city -- The palace and the baris -- Propaganda and self-presentation -- II. The state -- Local administration -- Finances -- Army -- Part III: Society -- Judean society during Hasmonean rule -- The Hasmoneans and their critics -- Social attitudes toward the Hasmoneans.
Summary: The history of the Hasmoneans has long caused disputes among scholars, who are far from agreement about the chronology of events, their importance, and the identities of all their actors. There are no indications that such doubts will be resolved anytime soon. The aim of this study, therefore, is not to present a new reconstruction of Hasmonean history, but to describe the institutions of the state they created. This issue usually remains on the fringe of scholarly dispute and has not been closely investigated so far. Nor has an attempt been made at a synthetic presentation of how the Hasmonean state functioned in all its aspects. For this reason, it could not be explored to the full extent possible.-- Provided by publisher.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)839238

Print version cataloged as a continuing resource by the Library of Congress.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 10, 2013).

The history of the Hasmoneans has long caused disputes among scholars, who are far from agreement about the chronology of events, their importance, and the identities of all their actors. There are no indications that such doubts will be resolved anytime soon. The aim of this study, therefore, is not to present a new reconstruction of Hasmonean history, but to describe the institutions of the state they created. This issue usually remains on the fringe of scholarly dispute and has not been closely investigated so far. Nor has an attempt been made at a synthetic presentation of how the Hasmonean state functioned in all its aspects. For this reason, it could not be explored to the full extent possible.-- Provided by publisher.

Part I: Judea under the Hasmoneans (167-63 BCE) -- Mattathias and Judah: In defense of the ancestors religion -- Jonathan and Simon: A strategy for independence -- John Hyrcanus: Securing independence and the rise of expansionist policy -- Hasmonean kings -- Part II: The institutions of the Hasmonean state -- I. The ruler -- The royal priesthood or the priestly monarchy -- The priesthood -- The kingship -- Succession -- The royal family -- The court -- The capital city -- The palace and the baris -- Propaganda and self-presentation -- II. The state -- Local administration -- Finances -- Army -- Part III: Society -- Judean society during Hasmonean rule -- The Hasmoneans and their critics -- Social attitudes toward the Hasmoneans.