Der zerbrochene Spiegel

Die babylonische Eroberung Jerusalems als kulturelles Trauma

By (author) Sonja Ammann

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Extent: 191 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies

Series: Studies in Cultural Contexts of the Bible

Series volume number: 9

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(February 2024)

ISBN: 9783506793836

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $82.00

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The Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem 587 BCE is a central theme in biblical literature. Applying a perspective of cultural trauma, this book will argue that the deportation of the people and the devastation of the temple of Jerusalem, which are often regarded as major traumatizing events in the history of ancient Judah, became remembered as such only as the result of a longer process.


The Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem 587 BCE is a central theme in biblical literature. Applying a perspective of cultural trauma, this book will argue that the deportation of the people and the devastation of the temple of Jerusalem, which are often regarded as major traumatizing events in the history of ancient Judah, became remembered as such only as the result of a longer process.

  • By (author) Sonja Ammann