The Roman-Jewish Wars and Hebrew Cultural Nationalism, 66-2000 CE

Aberbach, D.

In this controversial book, the authors show how the Roman-Jewish wars were precipitated partly by Jewish demographic and religious expansion and by conflict with the Greeks and their culture. They argue that the trauma and humiliation of defeat, stimulated Jewish cultural growth, particularly in Hebrew, during and after the wars. This culture was an implicit rejection of Graeco-Roman civilization and values in favour of a more exclusivist religious-cultural nationalism. This form of nationalism, though unique in the ancient world, anticipates more recent cultural-national movements of defeated peoples.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2000-05-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333764589

DOI: 10.1057/9780230596054

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 170