Ancient Jews From Alexander to Muhammad - From Alexander to Muhammad

Informationen zum Autor Seth Schwartz is the Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Classical Jewish Civilization and Professor of History and of Classics at Columbia University. He is the author of Imperialism and Jewish Society, 200 BCE to 640 CE (2001), which received the National Jewish Book Award and was a finalist for the Koret Book Award, and Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society? Reciprocity and Solidarity in Ancient Judaism (2010). Klappentext An accessible and up-to-date historical narrative with detailed thematic discussion of crucial historical changes. Zusammenfassung An accessible and up-to-date narrative of the millennium of Jewish history following Alexander's conquest of the East! by one of the most exciting historians of the subject. Introduces and analyses key events! institutions! and texts! and provides an excellent synthesis for students and scholars of Jewish history and of ancient history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Beginnings to 200 BCE; 2. Maccabean revolt and Hasmonean dynasty; 3. Herod to Florus; 4. The Jewish revolts, 66-135 CE; 5. Jews in the high Roman Empire; 6. Jews under Christian rule; 7. Jews in the ancient world; Bibliographical essay.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Seth Schwartz, Seth (Columbia University Schwartz, Schwartz Seth
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 24.04.2014
• EAN: 9781107041271
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04127-1
• Seiten: 204
• Serien: Key Themes in Ancient History; Key Themes in Ancient History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Jewish Studies, Archaeology, Judaism: life & practice, Judaism, Ancient World, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Relating to Jewish people and groups, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Judaism: worship, rites & ceremonies