Abstract
This chapter examines the cultural-political movement of the “Young Hebrews” created by Yonatan Ratosh in the twentieth century. It looks at the case of Jews called “Canaanites” by their adversaries, who then retained the name as a self-designation. They considered themselves “Hebrews” rather than Jews, connected first and foremost with the land of Canaan/Israel, not with Judaism; and they wanted to go back to the original relationship between the ancient people of Israel, the land of Canaan, and the Hebrew language. As part of the revival of the Hebrew nation, “Canaanism” also aimed at the Hebraization of the entire Middle East.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in Jewish Thought |
Editors | Katell Berthelot, Joseph E. David, Marc Hirshman |
Place of Publication | Oxford |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 311-351 |
Number of pages | 41 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199366408 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199959808 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2014 |