In search of the Hebrew people : Bible and nation in the German Enlightenment /

In search of the Hebrew people : Bible and nation in the German Enlightenment /

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Author / Creator:	Ilany, Ofri, author.
Uniform title:	Ḥipuś aḥar ha-ʻam ha-ʻIvri. English חיפוש אחר העם העברי. אנגלית
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Description:	x, 180 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	German jewish cultures German Jewish cultures.
Subject:	Michaelis, Johann David, -- 1717-1791. Michaelis, Johann David, -- 1717-1791. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish -- History -- 18th century. Bible. -- Old Testament. Enlightenment -- Germany. Politics in the Bible. Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D. Jewish law -- Biblical teaching. Enlightenment. Jews. Politics in the Bible. Germany. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11562832

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Other authors / contributors:	Mishory, Ishai, translator.
ISBN:	9780253033512 0253033519
Notes:	English translation by Ishai Mishory. Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from the Hebrew.
Summary:	"As German scholars, poets, and theologians searched for the origins of the ancient Israelites, Ofri Ilany believes they created a model for nationalism that drew legitimacy from the Biblical idea of the Chosen People. In this broad exploration of eighteenth-century Hebraism, Ilany tells the story of the surprising role that this model played in discussions of ethnicity, literature, culture, and nationhood among the German-speaking intellectual elite. He reveals the novel portrait they sketched of ancient Israel and how they tried to imitate the Hebrews while forging their own national consciousness. This sophisticated and lucid argument sheds new light on the myths, concepts, and political tools that formed the basis of modern German culture"--
Other form:	Online version: Ilany, Ofri. In search of the Hebrew people. First edition. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018] 9780253033857

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