Jewish History, Jewish Religion - The Weight of Three Thousand Years

Informationen zum Autor Israel Shahak (1933-2001) was a resident of the Warsaw Ghetto and a survivor of Bergen-Belsen. He arrived in Palestine in 1945 and lived there for the rest of his life. He was an outspoken critic of the state of Israel and a human rights activist. He was also the author of the highly acclaimed Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel (Pluto, 2004) and Jewish History, Jewish Religion (Pluto, 2008). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung New edition of Shahak's controversial critique of Israel. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to the first edition by Gore Vidal Foreword to the 1997 edition by Edward Said Foreword to the 2002 edition by Norton Mezvinsky Foreword to the new edition by Ilan Pappe 1. The Consequences of Ethnic Cleansing 2. The Jewish Religion and its attitude to non-Jews part 1 3. The Jewish Religion and its attitude to non-Jews part 2 4. Conclusions Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Israel Shahak
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2009
• EAN: 9780745328409
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-2840-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Get Political; Get Political
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Israel, RELIGION / Judaism / General, Nationalism, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Middle Eastern history, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements