Description
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewlany's study is a significant, deeply erudite contribution to our understanding of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century German culture and politics.
* H-Judaic *
Thanks to its erudition, the monograph could serve as an effective introduction to German history, biblical studies and modern nationalism, among other fields.
* German History *
Ilany's book has much to offer to biblical scholars invested in understanding the development of their field, but also to scholars of 18th- and 19th-century Germany and to those interested in the relationship between the academy and the ideological process of nation building more broadly.
* Reading Religion *
Recommended.
* Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
1. Troglodytes, Hottentots and Hebrews: The Bible and the Genesis of German Ethnography
2. The Law and the People: Mosaic Law and German Enlightenment
3. The Eighteenth-Century Polemic on the Extermination of the Canaanites
4. "Is Judah Indeed the Teutonic Fatherland?" The Hebrew Model and the Birth of German National Culture
5. "Lovers of Hebrew Poetry": The Battle over the Bible's Relevance at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
