Memory, Identity and Aspiration: Early Modern Jewish Maps of the Promised Land

TitleMemory, Identity and Aspiration: Early Modern Jewish Maps of the Promised Land
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsPnina Arad
JournalImago Mundi
Volume69
Issue1
Pagination52-71
ISSN03085694
Abstract

In the sixteenth century Jews began to produce maps showing the Exodus to the Promised Land. My aim in this article is to show that, through unique compositions of written biblical references and pictured symbolism (both Jewish and Christian), maps such as the Mantua map (1560s) and, a century later, the Amsterdam Haggadah [Passover] map (1695) were a means of constructing Jewish cultural memory and identity in the Diaspora and fostering aspiration for a second salvation through a return to Zion. I also explore the Jewish approach towards the biblical land as this was reflected in the maps. (English)

DOI10.1080/03085694.2017.1242840
Short TitleMemory, Identity and Aspiration