The Oberammergau Passion Play: A Lance Against Civilization by Friedman, Saul S - 1984

Southern Illinois University Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 270 pages. Tight book, pages lightly tanned; very good shape otherwise. The jacket has some scuffing and discoloring; a couple small tears. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN: 0809311534. ISBN/EAN: 9780809311538. Inventory No: 203427. . 9780809311538

Southern Illinois University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1984. Cloth, xix, 270 pages, [9] pages of plates, illustrations; 23 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover."People of Oberammergau have re ceived highest praise for their fidelity through 350 years. But Friedman asks questions that must be addressed: 'Can the traditional text be reconciled with the Gospels? Does the play generate harmful, stereotypic images of Jews? Is the Passion truly a "hymn of reconciliation" or is it, as Nietzsche said of Wagner's Meistersinger, a "lance against civilization'? / Saul Friedman is Professor of Near East and Jewish History at Youngstown State University." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Foreword, by Emil Fackenheim; New Testament roots of Christian anti-Semitism, by Judson Shaver; The way to Oberammergau; The origins of the Passion; The Daisenberger Passion; Guidelines rejected: a… Read More

good. hardcover. dust jacket wear. bent page corners. lightly soiled book edge.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Southern Illinois University Press, 1984-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!