Assimilation Versus Separation - Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel

How to behave in the diaspora has been a central problem for Jews over the ages

List of contents

Introduction: The Political Consequences of a God-Centered Religion; 1: No Foreigner Can Control Israel: The Wife-Sister Motif Prefigures the Joseph Stories; 2: Survival Must Not Be Gained through Sin: The Moral of the Joseph Stories Prefigured through Judah and Tamar, Ruth and Naomi, Joseph and Mrs. Potiphar; 3: The Dreamer Is the Dream; 4: Fathers, Sons, and Brothers: Joseph and His Family; 5: The Egyptianization of Joseph Compared to the Hebraicization of Daniel and Esther; 6: Joseph the Administrator; 7: If These Are Jacob’s Blessings, What Would His Curses Be Like?; 8: Why Joseph-the-Assimilator Is Superseded by Moses-the-Lawgiver; 9: The Path Not Taken

About the author

Aaron Wildavsky (1930-1993) was considered one of the most innovative and prolific scholars in the field of political research in our time. He is the author of Dilemmas of Presidential Leadership ( with Richard Ellis), The Beleaguered Presidency, and Craftways: On the Organization of Scholarly Work.

Summary

How to behave in the diaspora has been a central problem for Jews over the ages

Product details

• Assisted by: Aaron Wildavsky (Editor), Wildavsky Aaron (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2001
• EAN: 9780765809025
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0902-5
• No. of pages: 246
• Weight: 362 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Israel, RELIGION / Judaism / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Politics & government, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Ancient World, Politics and government, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Relating to Jewish people and groups, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Social groups: religious groups and communities