JUS 377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Orthodox Judaism, Amos Oz, Israeli Literature
31 Mar 2016
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3/28/16 9:40 pm: says that zionism was not the answer to the jewish question, comes from within jewish culture. Amos oz: leader of israeli literature, ambivalent towards the jewish state, its symbols and cultural triumphs, jerusalem: calls it a city of lunacy surrounded by forces desiring my death , redefines zionism to wanting everyone to be okay. Wants to have spiritual nations without the tools of statehood, only nations somehow tied to their land. Considers nationalism to be a curse upon mankind. There is a point where the nationalism is created and a point where it becomes fodder for humor and mocked. The one person who gave a critique to herzl (zionism and its discontents) Zionism must begin with exile, because the traditional narrative begins with (around) nationhood. Romanticism: how does romanticism influence politics: main influence in nationalist discourses of the 19th century, spiritual and culture factors key: the emotional identity (i feel and.
