The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism Hardback
by Alan T. (University of Oklahoma, USA) Levenson
Part of the The Wiley-Blackwell Histories of Religion series
Hardback
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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 todayBrings together an international team of established and emerging scholars across a range of disciplinesDiscusses how to present Judaism - to both non-Jews and Jews - as a religious system on its own terms and with its own unique vocabularyExplores 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 IsraelConsiders Jewish historiography and the lives of ordinary people, the achievements of Jewish women, and the sustained interaction of Jews within the environments they inhabitedEdited by a leading scholar in Jewish studies and history
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:712 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:19/04/2012
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- ISBN:9781405196376
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:712 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:19/04/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405196376