Mit der Durchsetzung der Nationalstaatsidee seit dem ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert geriet die traditionelle jüdische Gemeinschaft in Europa in eine Krise. Die jüdische Gemeindeautonomie wurde sukzessive abgeschafft, die Juden sollten jedes ethnische Bewusstsein ablegen und sich nu…
Mit der Durchsetzung der Nationalstaatsidee seit dem ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert geriet die traditionelle jüdische Gemeinschaft in Europa in eine Krise. Die jüdische Gemeindeautonomie wurde sukzessive abgeschafft, die Juden sollten jedes ethnische Bewusstsein ablegen und sich nu…
Studying Judaism: the critical issues
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 stud…
Considers Jewish studies as an academic discipline from its origins to the present. The relationship between Jewish studies and religious studies is a long and complicated one, full of tensions and possibilities. Whereas the majority of scholars working within Jewish studies con…
Considers Jewish studies as an academic discipline from its origins to the present. The relationship between Jewish studies and religious studies is a long and complicated one, full of tensions and possibilities. Whereas the majority of scholars working within Jewish studies con…
In Reading the Rabbis Eva De Visscher examines the Hebrew scholarship of Englishman Herbert of Bosham (c.1120-c.1194). Chiefly known as the loyal secretary and hagiographer of Archbishop Thomas Becket and enemy of Henry II, he appears here as an outstanding Hebraist whose lingui…
"In 'Reading the Rabbis' Eva De Visscher examines the level of Hebrew scholarship, programme of literal exegesis, and use of Jewish and Christian Hebraist sources in two commentaries on the Psalms by English polymath Herbert of Bosham (c.1120-c.1194). Chiefly known as the loyal …