Political Theologies in the Holy Land: Israeli Messianism and its Critics

by David Ohana

Overview

This book examines the role of messianism in Zionist ideology from the birth of the movement through to the present. Is shows how messianism is not just a religious or philosophical term but a very tangible political practice which has shaped Israeli identity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415491686
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/15/2009
Series:	Routledge Jewish Studies Series
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Ohana is Professor of Modern European History at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He was a visiting fellow at the Centre for European Studies at Harvard University and the first academic director of the Forum for Mediterranean Cultures at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. His books include The Promethean Passion, The Rage of the Intellectuals and the trilogy The Nihilist Order.

Table of Contents

1. The Rise of Secular Messianism 2. David Ben-Gurion and the Messianic Idea 3. J. L. Talmon, Gershom Scholem and the Price of Messianism 4. Isaiah Leibowitz and the Critique of Canaanite Messianism 5. Israel Eldad and the Nietzschian Hebrew Messianism 6. The Critique of Political Theology