Jews, God, and history / Max I. Dimont ; edited and revised by Ethel Dimont.
"How have the Jews survived through so many millennia while other civilizations have declined and perished? What qualities mark the culture that has produced Moses, Christ, Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and Einstein? From ancient Palestine through Europe and the Orient, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth. This is a tale of a people escaping annihilation, fighting, falling back, advancing?a lively and fascinating look at how the Jews have contributed to humankind?s spiritual and intellectual heritage in remarkable ways, and across a remarkable span of history." -- from publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 0451207017
- ISBN: 9780451207012
- Physical Description: xiv, 572 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 2nd edition.
- Publisher: [New York] : New American Library, 2003.
- Copyright: ©1994
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Second edition previously published by Mentor.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-507) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- It happened only once in history! -- I: The portable God. The grand illusion; The reluctant prophet; Judges, kings, and usurpers; Religion is packaged -- II: The age of the "Apikorsim". The baited pin-up culture; The fight that failed; Rome, Caesarism, and rebellion; The sealed coffin; The conquering word; A new deal for diaspora -- III: Moses, Christ, and Caesar. Messiah and apostle; The church triumphant -- IV: The invisible world of the Talmud. The "Ivy League" Yeshivas; bibliosclerosis of the Talmud -- V: Muhammad, Allah, and Jehovah. History travels to Mecca; The Jewish Renaissance in Mufti; The rise and fall of the Jewish Protestant Revolt -- VI: The Prince and the yellow star. Crusades, Renaissance, and Reformation; Concerto for violence; The yellow badge of courage; The ghetto capitalist; Kabala and Kinnanhorra -- VII: On the horns of modern "isms". Anatomy of Emancipation; Rehearsal for racism; Western Europe: The new enlightenment; Eastern Europe: the new humanism; United States: the new Babylon; The brown-shirted Christ killers; The will to win: From Zionism to the State of Israel -- VIII: Conclusion: A cultural mosaic -- Appendix: The recent history of Palestine/Israel.
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