Studying Judaism: the critical issues
This volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of Judaism. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, worship, society, material culture, thought and ethics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Judaism for the first time. Studying Judaism offers readers the chance to engage with a religious tradition as a diverse, living phenomenon. Its approach is 'critical' in two major respects: i…
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- Full title :Studying Judaism : the critical issues / Melanie J. Wright.
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This volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of Judaism. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, worship, society, material culture, thought and ethics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Judaism for the first time. Studying Judaism offers readers the chance to engage with a religious tradition as a diverse, living phenomenon. Its approach is 'critical' in two major respects: its use of the dimensional approach to the study of religions as an interpretive framework, and its fo.
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- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Continuum
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxv, 216 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781472538888, 1472538889, 9781623561970, 1623561973, 9781472548719, 147254871X
- oclc:ocn856934292
- LC Classification:BM70
- Dewey Decimal:296.071
Table of Contents
Introduction -- What is Judaism? -- Authority -- Worship, festivals and mysticism -- Beliefs -- Gender -- Politics -- Culture -- Memory -- Jews and others -- Jewish futures.
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