| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 210 pages) : illustrations. |
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Cultural memory in the present
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Cultural memory in the present.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Moses and modernism -- Under Lincoln's eyes -- Hannah Arendt crosses the Atlantic -- Yaron Ezrahi : democracy and the post-epic nation. |
| Summary |
"In The Afterlife of Moses, Steinberg addresses the story of Moses and the Exodus as a foundational myth of politics, of the formation not of a nation but of a political community grounded in universal law. Motivated in part by this recent period of reactionary insurgency in the US, Europe, and Israel, this work of intellectual history articulates the way in which a critique of myths of origin as a principle of democratic government, affect, and citizenship has equal relevance in these places and equal fragility"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Moses (Biblical leader)
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Moses (Biblical leader) |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Democracy -- Philosophy.
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Exodus, The.
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Democracy -- Philosophy |
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Exodus, The |
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Political science -- Philosophy |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Steinberg, Michael P. Afterlife of Moses Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2022 9781503631144 (DLC) 2021049990 |
| ISBN |
9781503632301 electronic book |
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150363230X electronic book |
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9781503631144 hardcover |
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9781503632295 paperback |
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