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Space and Place in Jewish Studies
Scholars in the humanities have become increasingly interested in questions of how space is produced and perceived—and they have found that this consideration of human geography greatly enriches our understanding of cultural history. This “spatial turn” equally has the potential to revolutionize Jewish Studies, complicating familiar notions of Jews as “people of the Book,” displaced persons with only a common religious tradition and history to unite them. Space and Place in Jewish Studies embraces these exciting critical developments by investigating what “space” has meant within Jewish culture and tradition—and how notions of “Jewish space,” diaspora, and home continue t...
The Pilgrimage
Imagine for a moment that you are living in a different time, a different place. You are a Jew during the period of the Old Testament, and you live far away from the Promised Land. Your neighbors worship idols and hold you in contempt. You long to live justly and to walk in peace, but those who surround you speak lies and make war. Is there any refuge for one who believes in Jehovah, yet lives in a foreign land? Josiah was such a man, a shepherd in the land of Kedar. Tragedy has struck his family, causing him to cry out with the psalmist, Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. (Psalm 120:57). Is there respite for the singer of that psalm? Yes, that rest is found at the end of a pilgrimagea journey that leads him to the House of God. Come with the shepherd as we make the pilgrimage together.
Comparing Grief in French, British and Canadian Great War Fiction (1977-2014)
This study of historical, sociological, philosophical and literary sources, shows how, by both consolidating and contesting national myths, fiction continues to construct the 1914-1918 conflict as a cultural trauma, illuminating at the same time some of our most recent ethical concerns.
Ulysses Annotated
Rev. ed. of: Notes for Joyce: an annotation of James Joyce's Ulysses, 1974.
The Crown of Isis
246 BCE. In order to seal a political alliance, Princess Berenike, sister of Pharaoh Ptolemy III, is betrothed to King Antiochos of Syria. However, Antiochos must first repudiate his lawful spouse and Queen Laodike, as we can expect, will not accept that decision gracefully. The minute details of this chronicle are historically documented. Even the caprice of the weather of the year 246 BCE is true: it did snow in Syria and the rose bushes bloomed in Thebes that winter. The younger audience will enjoy a good story emphasizing girl empowerment. "We are so lucky to be born as women," Kleopatra tells the girls. The educated readers will appreciate the abundance of historical details and factual references. The true story of Berenike II of Alexandria is a tragic one. The prequel The Feather of Ma'at, relates the tumultuous early years of the sheltered princess. Her promising young life takes a wrong turn on the steps of the temple of Isis; a split-second decision that will lead to her untimely death in Antioch, at age 30. The prequel shines a light on many unanswered questions and reveals the mysterious origins of Kleopatra's powers.
Brother Elephant
In a remote wildlife reserve in Africa, a young girl makes contact with an unusual elephant. They share a past that is almost forgotten and find they are able to communicate with each other. Ivory poachers threaten the existence of the herd, and Erica, the young girl, starts an investigation into the possibility of insider information alerting the poaching gangs. A sinister army officer enters the plot, aided by an evil storekeeper and merciless poaching team leader. Erica falls foul of them and finds herself in grave danger. The elephant has to find ways to help her, entering the realm of mankind and putting himself in the face of danger. Will he succeed? Will Erica survive?
