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Paperback. Jean-Claude Schmitt examines a unique and controversial conversion narrative to explore its meaning within the society and culture of its period as well as what it has to tell us about the way historians think and write. Translator(s): Novikoff, Alex J. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222197
- ISBN
- 9780812222197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Making a significant contribution to the large debate over the transition from "scriptural" to "scientific" culture in Europe, this book also sheds light on the centrality of Jews to medieval and Enlightenment history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237405
- ISBN
- 9780812237405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Presents a study of midrash - the biblical exegesis, parables, and anecdotes of the Rabbis. This work examines early, tannaitic legal midrash, focusing on the interpretive tradition associated with the figure of Rabbi Ishmael. It also locates the Rabbi Ishmael hermeneutic within the religious landscape of Second Temple and post-Temple literature. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237917
- ISBN
- 9780812237917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. The second edition of Kosher Food Production explores the intricate relationship between modern food production and related Kosher application. Following an introduction to basic Kosher laws, theory and practice, Rabbi Blech details the essential food production procedures required of modern food plants to meet Kosher certification standards. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820934
- ISBN
- 9780813820934
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Condition: New
€ 273.22
€ 273.22
Paperback. Provide a sense of the historical range of Kabbalah Editor(s): Fine, Lawrence. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; HRAX; HRJ; HRLK2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726297
- ISBN
- 9780814726297
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. Describes recent discoveries and insights into the various expressions of Jewish mysticism from antiquity to the modern day Editor(s): Greenspahn, Frederick E. Series: Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: HRJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732861
- ISBN
- 9780814732861
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Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Discusses how media technology impacts the Jewish experience. This title explores mid-twentieth-century ecumenical radio and television broadcasting, video documentation of life cycle rituals, and museum displays and tourist practices as means for engaging the Holocaust as a moral touchstone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740682
- ISBN
- 9780814740682
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Provides a fresh take on present day issues such as Israel and the "new Anti-Semitism" Editor(s): Landes, Richard. Series: Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748923
- ISBN
- 9780814748923
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Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots, manifestations, and consequences of evangelical Christians' interest in the Jews Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770689
- ISBN
- 9780814770689
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Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. Focuses on women's Islamic activism in Egypt to challenge binary representations of religious versus secular subjectivities Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSJ1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814773048
- ISBN
- 9780814773048
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. A history of Sosua, a Dominican Republic settlement founded as a refuge for Jews fleeing Nazi Europe, and an analysis of the geopolitics underlying the settlement s formation. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 photos, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344070
- ISBN
- 9780822344070
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233625
- ISBN
- 9780823233625
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. How did bar mitzvah develop over the centuries from an obscure legal ritual into a core component of Judaism? How did it capture the imagination of even non-Jewish youth? This title explores the origins and development of the most important coming-of-age milestone in Judaism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827609471
- ISBN
- 9780827609471
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827609488
- ISBN
- 9780827609488
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Series: JPS Study Bible. Num Pages: 424 pages, For middle-grade readers. BIC Classification: HRCF; HRJS; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827612525
- ISBN
- 9780827612525
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. What is a "holy woman," or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118104439
- ISBN
- 9781118104439
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. Explores the tension between the hegemony of central scientific traditions and local scientific enterprises, showing the relevance of ancient data to contemporary postcolonial historiography of science Editor(s): Ben-Dov, Jonathan. Series: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479823048
- ISBN
- 9781479823048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. In exploring the diverse functions of signs outside of the realm of the written word, this book introduces unfamiliar sources and motifs from the formative age of Judaism, including magical and divination texts and new interpretations of legends and midrashim from classical rabbinic literature. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479855575
- ISBN
- 9781479855575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to Judaism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for all students of Judaism and world religions, and covers major movements that have been developed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866844
- ISBN
- 9781557866844
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. This Companion explores the history, doctrines, divisions, and contemporary condition of Judaism. aeo Surveys those issues most relevant to Judaic life today: ethics, feminism, politics, and constructive theology. aeo Explores the definition of Judaism and its formative history. Editor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Research Professor of Religion and Theology, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA); Avery, Alan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180593
- ISBN
- 9781577180593
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Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Paperback. The role of Judaism in the formation of Western aesthetics Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687781
- ISBN
- 9781611687781
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. Manifestations of hatred of Jews and Israel is demonstrated in many ways - from propaganda to terrorism. But is such hatred the result of Islamic anti-Semitism, as widely claimed? This book explains that while anti-Semitism is the credo of fanatic groups and regimes, such an attitude is not representative of traditional and contemporary Islam. Editor(s): Ma'oz, Moshe. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAF; HRAM9; HRH; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193225
- ISBN
- 9781845193225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. Manifestations of hatred of Jews and Israel have risen over the last few decades in the Arab and Muslim world. But is such hatred the result of Islamic anti-Semitism? This title explains that while anti-Semitism is the credo of fanatic groups and regimes, such an attitude is not representative of traditional and contemporary Islam. Editor(s): Ma'oz, Moshe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRH; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195274
- ISBN
- 9781845195274
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. 'Probably the most important analytical study of the Hasidic movement .. can be read by anyone seriously interested in Jewish history.' Jewish Historical Studies Editor(s): Rapoport-Albert, Ada. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774358
- ISBN
- 9781874774358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77