The story of Hebrew
(Book)
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780691153292, 0691153299
Physical Desc
xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Status
Adult (4th Floor) - Adult Nonfiction
492.409 Gli
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492.409 Gli
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017].
Language
English
ISBN
9780691153292, 0691153299
Notes
General Note
"This book tells two stories: first, how Hebrew has been used in Jewish life, from the Israelites to the ancient Rabbis and across 2,000 years of nurture, abandonment, and renewal, eventually given up by many for dead but improbably rescued to become the everyday language of modern Israel. Second, it tells the story of how Jews-and Christians-have perceived Hebrew, and invested it with a symbolic power far beyond normal language"--ECIP introduction.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
This book explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. It was a bridge to Greek and Arab science. It unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it, and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today, it is the first language of millions of Israelis. The Story of Hebrew takes readers from the opening verses of Genesis--which seemingly describe the creation of Hebrew itself--to the reincarnation of Hebrew as the everyday language of the Jewish state. Lewis Glinert explains the uses and meanings of Hebrew in ancient Israel and its role as a medium for wisdom and prayer. He describes the early rabbis' preservation of Hebrew following the Babylonian exile, the challenges posed by Arabic, and the prolific use of Hebrew in Diaspora art, spirituality, and science. Glinert looks at the conflicted relationship Christians had with Hebrew from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation, the language's fatal rivalry with Yiddish, the dreamers and schemers that made modern Hebrew a reality, and how a lost pre-Holocaust textual ethos is being renewed today by Orthodox Jews. A major work of scholarship, The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant to those possessing it.--Publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Glinert, L. (2017). The story of Hebrew . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Glinert, Lewis. 2017. The Story of Hebrew. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Glinert, Lewis. The Story of Hebrew Princeton University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Glinert, Lewis. The Story of Hebrew Princeton University Press, 2017.
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