Power and emotion in ancient Judaism : community and identity in formation / Ari Mermelstein.
Author/creator |
Mermelstein, Ari author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2021] |
Copyright Notice | ̐u2021 |
Description | xv, 318 pages ; 24 cm |
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Abstract | "In this book, Ari Mermelstein examines the mutually-reinforcing relationship between power and emotion in ancient Judaism. Ancient Jewish writers in both Palestine and the diaspora contended that Jewish identity entails not simply allegiance to God and performance of the commandments but also the acquisition of specific emotional norms. These rules regarding feeling were both shaped by and responses to networks of power-God, the foreign empire, and other groups of Jews-which threatened Jews' sense of agency. According to these writers, emotional communities that felt Jewish would succeed in neutralizing the power wielded over them by others and, depending on the circumstances, restore their power to acculturate, maintain their Jewish identity, and achieve redemption. An important contribution to the history of emotions, this book argues that power relations are the basis for historical changes in emotion discourse."-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Mermelstein, Ari, 1976- Power and emotion in ancient Judaism 1. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021. 9781108917612 |
Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
Genre/form | History. |
LCCN | 2020041358 |
ISBN | 9781108831550 |
ISBN | 1108831559 hardback |
ISBN | 9781108926850 paperback |
ISBN | 1108926851 paperback |
ISBN | (epub) |
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Joyner | General Stacks | BM176 .M39 2021 | Item has been checked out - Due: 07/19/2024 | Want This? |