On Zion : The History of an Idea

Martin Buber's writings on Zion and Zionism go back to the early years of this century. To him, Zion was not primarily a political issue: Zionism implies a reorientation of the entire being, and overcoming of a diaspora mentality, a catharsis, and a readiness to build in the land of Israel a new, just, free, and creative community.

FOREWORD

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NAHUM N. GLATZER

INTRODUCTION: ZION AND THE OTHER NATIONAL CONCEPTS

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PART I: THE TESTIMONY OF THE BIBLE

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The Prayer of the First Fruits

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Man and the Earth

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The Promise

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The Redemption

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PART II: INTERPRETATION AND TRANSFIGURATION

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The Gift of Rain

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Association and Separation

47

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In the Land and Outside It

53

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PART III: THE VOICE OF THE EXILE

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The Heart of a Poet: The Book of `Kusari'

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The Unfolding of the Mystery: The Book of Sohar

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The Beginning of the National Idea: The `High Rabbi Liva'

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A Zaddik Comes into the Land: Rabbi Nahman of Brazlav

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PART IV: THE ZIONIST IDEA

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The First of the Last: Moses Hess

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The Pressing Demand of the Hour: Leo Pinsker and Theodore Herzl

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The Doctrine of the Centre: Ahad-Ha'am

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The Renewal of Holiness: Rav Kook

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A Man Who Realizes the Idea of Zion: A. D. Gordon

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BIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX

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