Israel in exile Jewish writing and the desert / Ranen Omer-Sherman.

Author/creator Omer-Sherman, Ranen
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxvii, 210 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Wilderness areas in literature.
Israeli literature--History and criticism.
Jewish literature--History and criticism.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.

Contents Representing desert wilderness in Jewish narrative : poetics and politics -- Justice and the old/new Jewish nation -- Desert space and national consciousness -- Immobilized rebels on the outskirts of the promised land -- Sinai of the diasporic imagination -- Wilderness as experience and metaphor.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-201) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005021530
ISBN9780252030437 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0252030435 (cloth : alk. paper)

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