IMHICIHU   13380
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS HUMANAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
libros
Título:
The Politics of Israel's Past: The Bible, Archeology and Nation Building (The Social World of Biblical Antiquity, Second Series, 8)
Autor/es:
EMANUEL PFOH Y KEITH W. WHITELAM (EDITORES)
Editorial:
Sheffield Phoenix Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Sheffield, UK; Año: 2013 p. 267
ISSN:
9781907534829
Resumen:
It is not uncommon that historical images, presented as simply given, self-evident and even indisputable, are employed in political readings of the past and used as a legitimizing tool. For that reason, the authors of this volume, biblical scholars, archaeologists, anthropologists and historians, undertake a deconstruction of modern biblical discourses on the Bible´s production and the history of ancient Israel, enabling the exploration of critical approaches to ancient Palestine´s past, to the history of the peoples of the region, to the history of the biblical text(s) and, last but not least, to the modern political uses of biblical narratives as legitimizing land ownership and nationalisms. Among the topics treated are the appearance of Judaism and its connection to the production of biblical literature, the politics of archaeological practice in Israel, the role of archaeology in the production of nationalist narratives of the past, the relationship between genetic studies and Jewish nationalism, and the prospects for writing critical histories of ancient Palestine beyond biblical images and religious and political aspirations. Each article illustrates the close relationship between the Bible, archaeology and processes of nation-building in the State of Israel. The Politics of Israel?s Past concerns itself both with the ways in which contemporary politics affects the knowledge of the past and with the processes by which constructions of an ancient past legitimate modern political situations. Anthology of articles dealing with the politics of biblical interpretation, archaeological practices, history-writing, etc., relating to processes of nation-building in Israel and perspectives on the past of ancient Palestine. Contributions by Niels Peter Lemche, Thomas L. Thompson, Ingrid Hjelm, Nadia Abu el-Haj, Terje Oestigaard, Firas Sawah, Philippe Wajdenbaum, Raz Kletter, Gideon Sulimani, James G. Crossley, Keith W. Whitelam and Emanuel Pfoh. Detalles del libro en: http://www.sheffieldphoenix.com/showbook.asp?bkid=233