Throughout the history of European imperialism the grand narratives
of the Bible have been used to justify settler-colonialism. "The
Zionist Bible" explores the ways in which modern political Zionism
and Israeli militarism have used the Bible - notably the Book of
Joshua and its description of the entry of the Israelites into the
Promised Land - as an agent of oppression and to support
settler-colonialism in Palestine. The rise of messianic Zionism in
the late 1960s saw the beginnings of a Jewish theology of
zealotocracy, based on the militant land traditions of the Bible
and justifying the destruction of the previous inhabitants. "The
Zionist Bible" examines how the birth and growth of the State of
Israel has been shaped by this Zionist reading of the Bible, how it
has refashioned Israeli-Jewish collective memory, erased and
renamed Palestinian topography, and how critical responses to this
reading have challenged both Jewish and Palestinian nationalism.
General
Imprint: |
Acumen Publishing Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
BibleWorld |
Release date: |
May 2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Nur Masalha
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84465-657-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-84465-657-8 |
Barcode: |
9781844656578 |
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