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Project

Modern Germans, Ancient Jews: Political Representations of Early Judaism in the German-Speaking Lands of the 19th Century
Code
3E022117
Duration
01 October 2017 → 31 August 2022
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Modern and contemporary history
    • History of ideas
    • Study of Judaism
Keywords
Modernity Judaism Antiquity Historiography Intellectual history German Greek Oriental languages Comparative Language and text analysis 19th Century Protestantism Roman Catholicism Central Europe Western Europe Religion History
 
Project description
 

This project examines the diverse representations of early Judaism across the German-speaking lands of the 19th century. In view of the rising nation-state, it illuminates the importance of the ancient past for the modern political present, the effects of that present on reconstructing antiquity, and the significance of place for knowledge-production.