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, and transmitted across cultures and...
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Introduction
Chapter 1. The Biblical Moses
Chapter 2. Moses and the Law
Chapter 3. Flavius Josephus
Chapter 4. Frances E. W. Harper
Chapter 5. Moses, the Egypti...
Sobre o autor
Barbara Johnson was Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature and the Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard University. ...