Sacrificing Truth
Archaeology and the Myth of Masada
According to a patriotic legend still current in Israel, in 73 C.E., 960 Jewish rebels committed mass suicide at the desert fortress of Masada rather than surrender to the overwhelming force of their Roman oppressors. This version of what happened at Masada is based on perhaps the most famous Israeli archaeological dig in recent history-the 1963-1965 excavation of Masada led by Prof. Yigael Yadin, whose work at this site elevated him to the status of a national hero. Is this story a true picture of the real events at the ancient wilderness stronghold? According to sociologist Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Masada provides a casebook study of how the sea…
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- ISBN: 978-1-57392-953-0
- EAN: 9781573929530
- Produktnummer: 1618619
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 275 S.
Über den Autor
Nachman Ben-Yehuda (Jerusalem, Israel), is professor and dean of the faculty of social sciences at Hebrew University and the author of The Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel.
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