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The Invention of Ancient Israel
Keith W. Whitelam
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Description for The Invention of Ancient Israel
Paperback. Argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state, influenced by the Israeli state created in 1948; Biblical scholars have contibuted to dispossessing the Palestinians of their land and their past. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; HRH; HRJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
The Invention of Ancient Israel shows how the history of ancient Palestine has been obscured by the search for Israel. Keith W. Whitelam argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state. He explores the theological and political assumptions which have shaped research into ancient Israel by Biblical scholars, and contributed to the vast network of scholarship which Said identified as 'Orientalist discourse'.
Keith W. Whitelam's groundbreaking study argues that Biblical scholars, through their traditional view of this region, have contributed to dispossession of both a Palestinian land and a Palestinian past. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415107594
SKU
V9780415107594
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About Keith W. Whitelam
Keith W. Whitelam is Professor of Religious Studies and Head of Department at the University of Stirling. He is the co-author of The Emergence of Early Israel in Historical Perspective (1987), and has produced a series of articles on ancient Israelite and Palestinian history.
Reviews for The Invention of Ancient Israel
'Keith Whitlam's work serves to remind us what a vital if fraught exercise it still is to engage explicitly with the unique cultural influence of the Old Testament on the contemporary world.' - The Friend 'This is a brave, fascinating and important book ... constantly thought provoking and controversial.' - Sunday Times 'Whitelam can (and will) be criticized ... Read more