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11%OFFYaacov Shavit - Athens in Jerusalem - 9781874774365 - V9781874774365
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Athens in Jerusalem

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Description for Athens in Jerusalem paperback. 'Ambitious, elaborately structured and wide-ranging .. Shavit's book will be the fundamental work on Jewish Hellenism for a long time to come.' Tessa Rajak, Times Literary Supplement Translator(s): Naor, Chaya; Werner, Niki. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 953.
According to the author the Hellenistic tradition played a role as a model for Jewish modernisers to draw upon as they perceived a lack in Jewish culture. The author believes that Greek and Hellenistic concepts are now internalised by the Jewish people.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781874774365
SKU
V9781874774365
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99-50

About Yaacov Shavit
Yaacov Shavit is Professor of the History of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv University.

Reviews for Athens in Jerusalem
'Remarkable achievement ... This is going to be the major work on Jewish Hellenism for a long time to come ... future scholars may supplement Shavit's narrative, but none will ignore it. It should be in every library and on every syllabus for classes in Jewish studies and the reception of antiquity; and hopefully, it will stimulate dialogue and further ... Read more

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