Israelites in Erin: Exodus, Revolution, and the Irish Revival

by Abby Bender

From the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century, the story of the Israelites' liberation from bondage in Egypt served as the archetypal narrative for the birth of the Irish nation. Exodus was critical to both colonial and anticolonial conceptions of Ireland and Irishness. Although the Irish-Israelite analogy has been cited often, a thorough exploration has never before been documented. Bender successfully fills this gap with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815633998
• ISBN13: 9780815633990
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"