The Blackwell Companion to Judaism

Herausgegeben von Neusner, Jacob; Avery-Peck, Alan J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Companion explores the history, doctrines, divisions, and contemporary condition of Judaism.

Surveys those issues most relevant to Judaic life today: ethics, feminism, politics, and constructive theology
Explores the definition of Judaism and its formative history
Makes sense of the diverse data of an ancient and enduring faith

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Produktdetails

• Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
• Verlag: GB
• Repr.
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1015g
• ISBN-13: 9781577180593
• ISBN-10: 1577180593
• Artikelnr.: 13619393

Autorenporträt

Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College. He has seven honorary degrees, fourteen academic medals and has published more than 800 books. Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies at The College of the Holy Cross. His has published widely and is editor of the journal The Annual of Rabbinic Judaism: Ancient, Medieval and Modern.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Part I: The History of Judaism.

Part II: The Principal Doctrines of Judaism.

Part III: Modern and Contemporary Judaisms.

Part IV: Special Topics in Understanding Judaism.

Abbreviations.

Index.

Rezensionen

'The Blackwell Companion to Judaism is a formidableattempt, in a series of learned and elegant essays, to tackle themany questions concerning Judaism. The organization is commendablylucid. The style throughout is accessible to a wide readership,without sacrifice to standards of accuracy andanalysis.'
--Times Literary Supplement

'Where the Companion scores highly over othersimilar works is that the editors have been able to elicitcontributions that contain the latest scholarship or position oneach subject, so that the contemporaneity and the quality of eachis perfectly dovetailed. This will be the benchmark by which futureexamples of the genre will be measured.'
--The Expository Times

'I am excited at the prospect of the publication of thisbook, in that it promises to display the lifelong fruits ofresearch and mature insights of a master scholar onJudaism.'
--Kenneth Hart Green, University of Toronto

"[T]he contributors place Judaism in historical context,elaborate on its principal doctrines, introduce forms of modern andcontemporary Judaism, and shed light on special topics inunderstanding contemporary Judaism, such as ethics, womentheopolitical aspects, secular forms of Jewishness, andZionism."
--Journal of Contemporary Religion

"Comparative, comprehensive and highly readable, Matthewes' bookprovides an overview of religious ethics in three traditionswithout sacrificing the specificity of each ethical system. Theauthor effortlessly enlightens the reader as to how Judaism,Christianity and Islam deals with highly relevant topics such asfamily, love, sexuality, lying, war, capital punishment and manymore themes in a provocative and graceful manner."
--Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University