Leonard J. Greenspoon

Next Year in Jerusalem

Exile and Return in Jewish History
Herausgeber: Greenspoon, Leonard J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Recognises that Jews have often experienced or imaged periods of exile and return in their long tradition. The fourteen papers in this collection examine this phenomenon from different approaches, genres, and media. They cover the period from biblical times to today.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Jewish Civilization
• Verlag: Purdue University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781557538758
• ISBN-10: 1557538751
• Artikelnr.: 56854603

Autorenporträt

Leonard J. Greenspoon holds the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University, where he also is a professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies and of theology. Prior to his tenure at Creighton, Greenspoon was a professor of religion at Clemson University. As well as editing the Studies in Jewish Civilization series, Greenspoon has coedited another four volumes and written four monographs. A prolific author, he has written over two hundred and fifty journal articles, book chapters, and major encyclopedia entries. He has made public and scholarly presentations throughout the United States and Canada as well as in Israel and many European countries. His major research interests center on Bible translations (especially Jewish versions) and religion in popular culture.