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Title: The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism Condition: New Author: Alan T. Levenson Format: Hardback EAN: 9781405196376 ISBN: 9781405196376 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Topic: History, Society & Culture, Social Sciences Release Date: 19/04/2012 Description: In The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism, a team of internationally-renowned scholars offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of Jewish life and culture, from the biblical period to contemporary times. - Provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the main periods and themes of Jewish history, from Biblical Israel, through medieval and early modern periods, to Judaism since the Holocaust, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Judaism today
- Brings together an international team of established and emerging scholars across a range of disciplines
- Discusses how to present Judaism - to both non-Jews and Jews - as a religious system on its own terms and with its own unique vocabulary
- Explores the latest scholarship on a range of issues, including folk practices, politics, economic structure, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, and the nature of Zionism diaspora and its implications for contemporary Israel
- Considers Jewish historiography and the lives of ordinary people, the achievements of Jewish women, and the sustained interaction of Jews within the environments they inhabited
- Edited by a leading scholar in Jewish studies and history
Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 255mm Item Length: 180mm Item Width: 38mm Item Weight: 1242g Book Series: Wiley-Blackwell Histories of Religion Release Year: 2012
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