Hidden histories Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean /

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Autore principale: Raʻad, Basem L.
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2010.
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Sommario:
  • Introduction : understanding the history of the eastern Mediterranean
  • Ancient myths, religions, and cultures. "Canaan nails" : idealized perceptions and their uses ; Polytheistic origins of monotheism ; Sacred sites, pagan roots ; Ugaritic revelations : what an ancient city tells us ; Wheels of fortune : the alphabet
  • Modern myths and (de)colonized history. "Last of the Phoenicians" : identity questions ; Appropriation : Zionist cultural takeover ; Self-colonization : symptoms and outcomes ; Cats of Jerusalem ; Politics of place names ; Epilogue : retrieving the ancient subaltern.