In this volume, an international group of scholars, from fields such as religious studies, sociology, political science, history and anthropology explores diverse dimensions of religious fundamentalism and relates it to a range of cultural and political issues. The main focus is on Judaism.
With contributions from two dozen scholars, The Modern Jewish Experience presents practical information and guidelines intended to expand the teaching repertoire of those concerned with Jewish studies. Sample syllabi are included for survey courses set in diverse linguistic settings.
With contributions from two dozen scholars, The Modern Jewish Experience presents practical information and guidelines intended to expand the teaching repertoire of those concerned with Jewish studies. Sample syllabi are included for survey courses set in diverse linguistic settings.
A selection of appreciative yet critical essays giving an historical context for the life and works of Mordecai Kaplan. Kaplan's metaphysics, his interpretation of the Bible, his views on education, economic justice and the role of women are given full consideration.
This text explores a range of topics, including underground literature, religious revival, and the rise of a national Jewish consciousness. It examines the ambivalent role traditionally played by the Soviet Union in both allowing cultural expression and suppressing individual religious practice.
Critical Studies in Modern Jewish History and Thought
Assesses the contemporary Jewish situation by examining three fundamental issues: the problem of historicism, the historical, theological and phenomenological investigation of the Holocaust, and the contemporary meaning of Zionism.
A former Yugoslav ambassador to the UN describes the Croatian fascists' program against the Serbs and Vatican complicity in the "final solution" to the Serbian orthodox heresy. Speaks to the fury of today's hatreds. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Archaeological discovery of documents from the Near East has fuelled the debate as to the Hebrew Bible's relationship with the world. The biblical view that Israel dwells apart is belied by the Israelites' vulnerability to worldly attractions and cultural similarities with their neighbours.
Seeking to move away from the stereotypical views of the Italian Jew in the early modern period as Shylockian userer or mysterious astrologer, these papers address such topics as Italian Jewish preaching, the Kabbalah, Jewish historiography, messianic expectations, and Jewish ghetto culture.
