Breslau has been almost entirely forgotten in the Anglophone sphere as a place of Enlightenment. Moreover, in the context of the Jewish Enlightenment, Breslau has never been discussed as a place of intercultural exchange between German-speaking Jewish, Protestant and Catholic in…
No word unturned -- The creation of humanity -- The sons of Adam and Eve -- The Hebrew slave -- Korah and his gang -- The daughters of Zelophehad.
by Neusner, Jacob, Goodenough, Erwin R.
fromBollingen series
This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish symbols in particular. Revealing that the Jewish religion of the period was much…
by Neusner, Jacob, Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell
fromBollingen series
This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish symbols in particular. Revealing that the Jewish religion of the period was much…
"This book takes as its theme the related issues of calendar, chronology and workship, as they were conceived and practiced in ancient Jewish and early Christian times." "After a general discussion of the way the three issues are related, there follow six chapters on the calenda…
"Between Worlds provides descriptions of the cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders." "Seeking to understand the phenomenon of spirit possession in its full complexity, Chajes delves into is…
