The Image of the Jews in Greek Literature - The Hellenistic Period (Paperback)

This landmark contribution to ongoing debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. Among the leading Greek intellectuals who devoted special attention to the Jews were Theophrastus (the successor of Aristotle), Hecataeus of Abdera (the father of "scientific" ethnography), and Apollonius Molon (probably the greatest rhetorician of the Hellenistic world). Bezalel Bar-Kochva examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background; their religious, social, and political views; their literary and stylistic methods; ethnographic stereotypes current at the time; and more.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Hellenistic Culture and Society, 51
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2010
Authors:	Bezalel Bar-Kochva
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	628
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-29084-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
LSN:	0-520-29084-4
Barcode:	9780520290846

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