History of Galilee, 15381949 - Mysticism, Modernization, and War

This book traces the history of Galilee from its biblical roots to the eruption of the Arab-Jewish conflict in 1948, illustrating how modernization in the region was intertwined with mystical beliefs and practices and developed among Palestinians, Orthodox Jews, Christians, and Druze without being a byproduct of Western intervention.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Kabbalistic Galilee
Chapter 2: Ottoman Galilee
Chapter 3: The Quest for the Historical Galilee
Chapter 4: Zionist Pioneering Galilee
Chapter 5: The Fight for Galilee, 1948
Appendix A: Glossary

About the author

M.M. Silver is professor of Jewish history and world history at the Max Stern Yezreel Valley College and at the University of Haifa.

Summary

This book traces the history of Galilee from its biblical roots to the eruption of the Arab-Jewish conflict in 1948, illustrating how modernization in the region was intertwined with mystical beliefs and practices and developed among Palestinians, Orthodox Jews, Christians, and Druze without being a byproduct of Western intervention.

Product details

• Authors: M. M. Silver
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781793649423
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-942-3
• No. of pages: 402
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Israel, RELIGION / Judaism / History, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, RELIGION / Mysticism, mysticism, History of Religion, Judaism, Middle Eastern history, Judaism: mysticism