The Masada myth : collective memory and mythmaking in Israel

The Masada myth : collective memory and mythmaking in Israel / Nachman Ben-Yehuda.

In 73 A.D., legend has it, 960 Jewish rebels under siege in the ancient desert fortress of Masada committed suicide rather than surrender to a Roman legion. Recorded in only one historical source, the story of Masada was obscure for centuries. In The Masada Myth, Israeli sociologist Nachman Ben-Yehu...

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Main Author: Ben-Yehuda, Nachman
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©1995.
Subjects:
Josephus, Flavius.
Josephus, Flavius
Flavius Josèphe (0038?-0100?). > De bello Judaico.
72-73
Zionism.
Heroes > Mythology > Israel.
National characteristics, Israeli.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Heroes > Mythology
Historiography
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
National characteristics, Israeli
Zionism
Geschichtsbewusstsein
Geschichtsschreibung
Gesellschaft
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Masada.
Nationale identiteit.
Natievorming.
Zionisme.
Mythevorming.
Caractère national israélien.
Héros > Israël.
Conscience historique > Israël.
Sionisme.
Fortifications > Israël.
Mémoire collective > Israël.
Mythologie juive.
Masada Site (Israel) > Siege, 72-73 > Historiography.
Masada Site (Israel) > Siege, 72-73 > Influence.
Israel
Israel > Masada Site
Masada
Massada (Israël ; site archéologique) > Siège (72-73) > Influence.
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