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Vixens Disturbing Vineyards: The Embarrassment and Embracement of Scripture: A Festschrift Honoring Harry Fox LeBeit Yoreh
T Yoreh
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Description for Vixens Disturbing Vineyards: The Embarrassment and Embracement of Scripture: A Festschrift Honoring Harry Fox LeBeit Yoreh
Hardback. Addresses the concept of Jewish peoplehood since the initial attempts of early 20th century Jewish intellectuals Mordechai Kaplan and Salo Baron. This work offers both intellectual and practical frameworks for grappling with the policy outcomes of different understandings of the peoplehood concept. Editor(s): Yoreh, Tzemah; Glazer, Aubrey; Lewis, Justin Jaron. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 720 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1146.
At a time when Jewish communities have become increasingly anxious about weakening Jewish identity, one response strategy is to engage with the concept of Jewish peoplehood as a social phenomenon, in its varied contexts and processes. This volume represents the first in-depth effort to address the concept of Jewish peoplehood since the initial attempts of early 20th century Jewish intellectuals Mordechai Kaplan and Salo Baron. Indeed, its substance goes far beyond the range of a contemporary academic anthology, constituting, rather, a dynamic think tank on the concept of Jewish peoplehood through bringing together intellectuals from France, Israel, the UK, and ... Read more
At a time when Jewish communities have become increasingly anxious about weakening Jewish identity, one response strategy is to engage with the concept of Jewish peoplehood as a social phenomenon, in its varied contexts and processes. This volume represents the first in-depth effort to address the concept of Jewish peoplehood since the initial attempts of early 20th century Jewish intellectuals Mordechai Kaplan and Salo Baron. Indeed, its substance goes far beyond the range of a contemporary academic anthology, constituting, rather, a dynamic think tank on the concept of Jewish peoplehood through bringing together intellectuals from France, Israel, the UK, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
Series
Judaism and Jewish Life
Number of Pages
690
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843413
SKU
V9781934843413
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About T Yoreh
Tzemah Yoreh (PhD, Hebrew University) was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Albright Institute Jerusalem (2006) and Ben-Gurion University (2006-2008). He is currently Assistant Professor of Bible at the American Jewish University.
Reviews for Vixens Disturbing Vineyards: The Embarrassment and Embracement of Scripture: A Festschrift Honoring Harry Fox LeBeit Yoreh
"Embarrassment in all its varieties, but also related emotions it shades into at the borders are explored in the Bible, in talmud and midrash, and in medieval and modern interpretation. Fox himself contributes an essay on the Judaism and genocide: the embarrassment of Jewish jihad. Other topics include a pride of depletion and the ambiguity of address, establishing a sacred ... Read more