Comment Le Peuple Juif Fut Inventé by Shlomo Sand
The author argues that the notion of a single, continuous Jewish people descended directly from ancient Israel is largely a modern invention: nationalist historiography, political needs and selective readings of history reshaped diverse communities into a singular national narrative. Drawing on historical, archaeological and demographic evidence, he challenges the standard Exodus–diaspora–return storyline, suggests that many Jewish communities arose through local conversions and mixed origins rather than mass exile, and contends that Zionist politics helped construct a unifying myth of common ancestry. The book presents a revisionist, provocative critique of received histories and calls for rethinking identity, memory and the political uses of the past.
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- 2008
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- French
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- Alternate Titles
- - The Invention of the Jewish People
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