Storia degli ebrei

In this work, Potok outlines the narrative of Jewish history against the canvas of world history. The Jewish people have influenced and been influenced by the world in equal measure. Book One outlines the struggle of the Hebrew Nation, against the backdrop of ancient paganism. He discusses the Sumeri Leggi tutto

সভ্যতার অগ্রগতির পেছনে প্রতিটি ধর্মেরই অবদান রয়েছে। প্রাচীন গ্রীক-রোমান, মিশরীয় সভ্যতাগুলো অনেকাংশেই চালিত হয়েছে এ সমাজগুলোর নিজস্ব ধর্মীয় বিশ্বাসগুলো দ্বারা। এ ধর্মগুলোর বরাত দিয়েই আমরা পেয়েছি গ্রীক, নর্ডিক, মিশরীয়, হিন্দু ইত্যাদি পুরাণগুলো; পেয়েছি ধর্মীয় সদুপদেশের নানা চমকপ্রদ কাহিনী, দেবতাদের স্ত Leggi tutto

a marvelous overview of the sweep of Jewish history from biblical to post-holocaust times ... Potok has done enormous research and his writing is, as would be expected, expressive and easy to read

In nome di Dio Questo libro dal titolo decisamente imponente racconta, con uno stile discorsivo e divulgativo, ben quattromila anni di storia di.... si, di cosa? Non neghiamolo. Quando parliamo di ebrei facciamo una gran confusione. C'è chi parla di razza. chi di religione, chi di popolo. Chi sono gli Leggi tutto

I upgraded to three stars out of sheer Jewish guilt. The kind my Grandmother would be proud of. But Potok's treatment of most aspects of culture, Jewish and non-Jewish, are at times not just a-historical, but disrespectful. I got through almost 450 pages of the book before the feeling that I was rea Leggi tutto

Chaim Potok never disappoints, and Wanderings is a fantastic example of his ability to blend narrative style, personal observation, and global perspective while maintaining the core understanding of the history of Jewish diaspora in a myriad of communities and times. Easily one of the more readable

I wasn 't exactly looking forward to picking up Wanderings . But I had a reason for giving it a try. When I was growing up, the Jewish tragedy was often present in our family, all be it in a vague historic mist. Things had happened , unspeakable things. As a kid, the closest I came to these horrors wa Leggi tutto

have officially given up on this book, after reading over 100 pages. i loved potok's novels, and i was hoping that his history of the jews would hold my interest as well as his jewish fictions--but alas. his writing is middling: he does not write with the authority of an expert (which he admittedly

Una storia dall'inizio ( le prime città-stato sumere) ad oggi (Stato di Israele) raccontata da un romanziere. Molto affascinante, molto, dichiaratamente, di parte. Agile letture, riflessioni interessanti. Troppo materiale per poche pagine, ma decisamente riuscito. Un bel libro.

"This happens: a man will perform a sudden unthinking act of heroism or horror, and then spend much of his life in an effort to penetrate into himself and search out the hidden source of his deed. Often there is no source other than the irrationality that is the underground ocean upon which our spec Leggi tutto