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Wileyblackwell History Of Jews & Judaism
Alan T. Levenson
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Description for Wileyblackwell History Of Jews & Judaism
Hardback. 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. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 722 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1242.
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.
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 ... Read more
- 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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
722
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion
Number of Pages
712
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405196376
SKU
V9781405196376
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About Alan T. Levenson
Alan T. Levenson is Schusterman/Josey Professor of Jewish Intellectual and Religious History at the University of Oklahoma. His publications include Modern Jewish Thinkers: An Introduction (2006); Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism: German Defenses of Jews and Judaism (2004); The Story of Joseph: A Jewish Journey of Interpretation (2004); and The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible (2011).
Reviews for Wileyblackwell History Of Jews & Judaism
“Consequently, this book can serve as a useful addition for undergraduates collections on Judaism and Jewish history and as an introductory guide for advanced students. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries.” (Choice, 1 December 2012)