,Imperialisms in Jewish History, From Pre- to Postmodern

Imperialisms in Jewish History, From Pre- to Postmodern


 

Publication Date: January 2005

Publisher: Association for Jewish Studies; Association for Jewish Studies

Author(s): Ra'anan Boustan; Ra'anan Boustan

Research Area: Culture and religion

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.