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- ISBN
- 9783111061375
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
DE Gruyter, Inc.
ISBN-10
311106137X
ISBN-13
9783111061375
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28061249105
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Publication Name
Book of the People : the Hebrew Encyclopedic Project and the National Self
Language
English
Subject
Judaism / General, Encyclopedias, General, Jewish
Publication Year
2023
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Religion, Reference, History
Series
Studia Judaica Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2023-934073
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Series Volume Number
117
Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
039.924
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Synopsis
Hebrew encyclopedias have an intriguing history. The genre, which began as modest initiatives to disseminate general knowledge and strengthen literacy among Russian Jews, quickly became the most popular in modern Hebrew literature, with tens of thousands of subscribers to publications such as Encyclopaedia Hebraica and Encyclopaedia Biblica. The makers of these vast bodies of knowledge hoped to demonstrate Hebrew's mimetic power and the vitality of newly created Jewish research institutions. They also hoped that the encyclopedias would be an essential tool in shaping and reshaping Zionist national culture and nurturing an ideal national persona. Thus, the printed pages of the encyclopedias give us unique access to what Zionists were saying about themselves, how they perceived their neighbors, and what they were hoping for the future, thereby going beyond the official Zionists documents, newspaper articles, and the writings of intellectuals that have been used extensively by historians to narrate national consciousness. By bringing to the fore these unique texts, The Book of the People presents common perceptions of memory and collective identity that often do not fit with the narratives offered by historians of Zionism. In doing so, the book also exposes ethical codes that regulated the production of Zionist knowledge and endowed the encyclopedias with a rare status as a bona fide source for truths by people from diverse political and social backgrounds., Hebrew encyclopedias have an intriguing history. The genre, which began as modest initiatives to disseminate general knowledge and strengthen literacy among Russian Jews, quickly became the most popular in modern Hebrew literature, with tens of thousands of subscribers to publications such as Encyclopaedia Hebraica and Encyclopaedia Biblica . The makers of these vast bodies of knowledge hoped to demonstrate Hebrew's mimetic power and the vitality of newly created Jewish research institutions. They also hoped that the encyclopedias would be an essential tool in shaping and reshaping Zionist national culture and nurturing an ideal national persona. Thus, the printed pages of the encyclopedias give us unique access to what Zionists were saying about themselves, how they perceived their neighbors, and what they were hoping for the future, thereby going beyond the official Zionists documents, newspaper articles, and the writings of intellectuals that have been used extensively by historians to narrate national consciousness. By bringing to the fore these unique texts, The Book of the People presents common perceptions of memory and collective identity that often do not fit with the narratives offered by historians of Zionism. In doing so, the book also exposes ethical codes that regulated the production of Zionist knowledge and endowed the encyclopedias with a rare status as a bona fide source for truths by people from diverse political and social backgrounds.
LC Classification Number
AE30
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