Athens in Jerusalem: Classical antiquity and Hellenism in the making of the modern secular Jew

Yaacov Shavit, Chaya Naor (Translator), Niki Werner (Translator)

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

According to the author the Hellenistic tradition played a role as a model for Jewish modernisers to draw upon as they perceived a lack in Jewish culture. The author believes that Greek and Hellenistic concepts are now internalised by the Jewish people '.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherThe Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Number of pages560
ISBN (Print)9781874774365, 1874774366
StatePublished - 1997

ULI Keywords

  • uli
  • Jews -- Civilization -- Greek influences
  • Judaism -- Relations -- Hellenism
  • Secularism -- Israel
  • Greece -- Religion

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