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Imperialisms in Jewish History, From Pre- to Postmodern
Publication Date: January 2005
Publisher(s): Association for Jewish Studies; Association for Jewish Studies
Author(s): Ra'anan Boustan; Ra'anan Boustan
Series: AJS Perspectives: The Newsletter of the Association for Jewish Studies, Fall 2005, pp.8-10.
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Religion and religious groups)
Culture and religion (Culture and civilization)
Keywords: Academic Research; History; Theory; International Relations
Type: Report
Abstract:
The author explores how various new approaches to "empire" as an analytical category have reinvigorated the academic study of ancient Jewish society and culture, focusing on studies of Jewry under Roman and Byzantine rule from the first to the seventh century CE.