S. Leyla Gurkan

The Jews as a Chosen People (eBook, ePUB)

Tradition and transformation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It has long been understood that the Jews see themselves as a chosen people; a key element in a Jewish identity based on quality and duty. This book explores the idea of chosenness from the ancient world, through modernity and into the Post-Holocaust era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134037063
• Artikelnr.: 38248785

Autorenporträt

Leyla Gürkan is a research fellow in the department of history of religions for the Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM), Istanbul. Her research interests include Jewish theology and comparative approach to Jewish and Islamic concepts. She is the author of a Turkish book on Judaism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1. Chosenness as 'Holiness' 1. The Biblical Language of
Chosenness 2. Ancient Jewish Literature 3. Rabbinic Literature Part 2.
Chosenness as 'Mission' 4. Universalistic Jewish Philosophies: Spinoza and
Mendelssohn 5. Jewish Emancipation and Modern Jewish Movements in Germany
6. Modern Jewish Congregations in America 7. Zionist Understanding Part 3.
Chosenness as 'Survival' 8. Discourse of 'Holocaust and Redemption' 9. The
American Experience 10. The Israeli Experience. Conclusion