Historical fictions and hellenistic jewish identity: third maccabees in its cultural context
Auteur :
Johnson, Sara Raup
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520233072
Date de publication :
9 févr. 2005
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Johnson argues that each author uses historical fiction to construct a particular model of Hellenistic Jewish identity through the reinvention of the past. The models of identity differ, but all seek to explore relations between Jews and the wider non-Jewish world.