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Nationalism, War and Jewish Education explores historical circumstances leading to the emergence of a Jewish religious school system lasting to modern times and the process by which this system was broken down and adapted in secular form as Jewish nationalism grew in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the Roman period, education became an essential part of rabbinic pacifist accommodation following Jewish defeats, while in the modern period, secular education was associated with nationalism and increasing militancy of emerging states. In both periods there was a revival of Hebrew and the creation of an educational system based on Hebrew texts. Both revivals were responses to anti-Semitism, which pushed large numbers of Jews away from assimilation into the dominant culture to a renewed Jewish national identity. The book highlights the centrifugal and centripetal shifts in Jewish identity, from messianic militarism to pacifism and back. It shows how changes in Jewish education accompanied these shifts. While drawing on historical scholarship for background, this book is essentially a literary study, showing how literary changes at different times and places reflect historical, socio-psychological, economic and political change. Nationalism, War and Jewish Education is original in showing how ancient Jewish education affected modern Jewish society, therefore it is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in Jewish history and literature, education, development studies and nationalism.

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Author:   David Aberbach
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780367584856

ISBN 10:   0367584859
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Nationalism and Jewish Education in the Roman Era 1. The early Roman background: Jewish education and Jewish/Greek relations 2. Roman government, Greek freedmen and Jewish education 3. Josephus and the struggle for Jewish accommodation with Rome 4. Defeat, nationalism and Jewish education after 70 CE 5. Jewish education, Roman and Jewish law and Stoic philosophy 6. The Mishna, Galilee, and Jewish education 7. The rabbis and Jewish education as history 8. How did Jewish education affect class differences? 9. Education in the love of Israel: the anti-prophetic streak in rabbinic literature 10. The double standard of Jewish education 11. To pay or not to pay? The problem of the schoolteacher Part 2: From Emancipation to Political Nationalism, 1789-1948 12. Jewish education and the rise of the secular state 13. Emancipation and the Jewish return to war 14. Heresy and continuity in post-1789 Jewish education 15. Emancipation, the Hebrew revival and the retreat from Hebrew 16. Jewish education in Hebrew literature 17. Pogroms and Jewish militarization 18. The revival of Hebrew 1917-1939 Bibliography Index

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David Aberbach is Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Studies, McGill University, Montreal. He has held visiting positions at Oxford, the LSE, UCL, and Harvard. His work bridges the arts and social sciences; his books include, Surviving Trauma: loss, literature, and psychoanalysis; Charisma in Politics, Religion and the Media; and National Poetry, Empires and War.

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