Jewish history, Jewish religion: the weight of three thousand years
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Main Author: Shahak, Israël (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Pluto 2008
Edition:New ed
Series:Get political
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Item Description:Originally published: 1994. - "New edition published in 2008 with an additional foreword by Ilan Pappe"--T.p. verso. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index
Israel Shahak was a remarkable man. Born in the Warsaw ghetto and a survivor of Belsen, Shahak arrived in Israel in 1945. Brought up under Jewish Orthodoxy and Hebrew culture, he consistently opposed the expansion of the borders of Israel from 1967. In this extraordinary and highly acclaimed book, Shahak embarks on a provocative study of the extent to which the secular state of Israel has been shaped by religious orthodoxies of an invidious and potentially lethal nature. Drawing on the Talmud and rabbinical laws, Shahak argues that the roots of Jewish chauvinism and religious fanaticism must be understood before it is too late. Written from a humanitarian viewpoint by a Jewish scholar, this is a rare and highly controversial criticism of Israel that will both excite and disturb readers worldwide
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxviii, 148 p.)
ISBN:0745328415
1849644160
9780745328416
9781849644167

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