Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-241) and indexes.
Contents
Theoretical considerations : nationalism and ethnicity in antiquity -- Constructing Jewish nationalism : the role of scripture -- Constructing Jewish nationalism : the Hebrew language -- A kingdom of priests : the priestly component in ancient Jewish nationalism -- Israel nationalism -- Judah nationalism -- Zion nationalism -- Conclusions : Jewish nationalism : what rose and what fell? -- Bibliography.
Summary
Goodblatt argues that concepts of nationalism compatible with contemporary social scientific theories can be documented in the ancient sources from the Mediterranean Rim by the middle of the last millennium B.C.E. In particular, the collective identity asserted by the Jews in antiquity fits contemporary definitions of nationalism.
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