Glory and agony [electronic resource] : Isaac's sacrifice and national narrative / Yael S. Feldman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Stanford studies in Jewish history and culturePublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010.Description: xv, 421 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 222/.1106 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1238.S24 F45 2010eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-404) and index.

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.

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