Moses and Multiculturalism: Volume 2

by Barbara Johnson

Countering impressions of Moses reinforced by Sigmund Freud in his epoch-making Moses and Monotheism, this concise, engaging work begins with the perception that the story of Moses is at once the most nationalist and the most multicultural of all foundation narratives. Weaving together various texts--biblical passages, philosophy, poems, novels, opera, and movies--Barbara Johnson explores how the story of Moses has been appropriated, reimagined,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520262549
• ISBN13: 9780520262546
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"