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Hardcover. Editor(s): Ilan, Nathan; Grossman, Avraham; Schmidman, Michel; Tabory, Yosef. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235797
- ISBN
- 9781936235797
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€ 138.19
€ 138.19
Hardcover. "Think of the disaster" is the first injunction of thought when faced with the disaster that struck European Jews during the Shoah. Thinking of the disaster means understanding why the Shoah was able to occur in civilized Europe, molded by humane reason and the values of progress and enlightenment. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235759
- ISBN
- 9781936235759
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€ 135.83
€ 135.83
Hardcover. A memoir describing the life of a young woman growing up in unusual circumstances, as well as a discussion of political and sociological effects of troubled times upon ordinary people.A" After an early childhood in pre-war Antwerp, the author, her formidable grandmother, and mother fled to England in 1940, upon Germany's invasion of Belgium. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235735
- ISBN
- 9781936235735
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€ 98.74€ 97.61
€ 98.74
€ 97.61
Hardcover. Abraham Heschel and Martin Buber were giant thinkers of the 20th century who made significant contributions to the understanding of religious consciousness and of Judaism. They wrote on various subjects, such as the Bible, commandments, Hasidism, Zionism and Christianity, and had much in common, though they also differed on substantial points. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235728
- ISBN
- 9781936235728
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Condition: New
€ 144.11
€ 144.11
Hardcover. The work of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, the Neziv, ranks amongst the most often read rabbinic literature of the nineteenth century. Yet, to date, there has been no comprehensive and systematic attempt to place his intellectual oeuvre into its historical context - until now. Series: Studies in Orthodox Judaism. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS; HRLC1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235704
- ISBN
- 9781936235704
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Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Hardcover. Refusing to accept anything but ever-increasing levels of human responsibility within a religious framework, covenantal thinkers audaciously suggest that the covenant empowers humanity, as it binds and inhibits divinity. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235698
- ISBN
- 9781936235698
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Condition: New
€ 144.48
€ 144.48
Hardcover. Raphael Shuchat presents the reader with some main and timeless issues of Jewish philosophy over the ages and updates them to twenty-first century thinking, making each issue relevant for the modern reader. He offers a fresh intellectual outlook on the Jewish faith and a timely message for all religionists and thinkers in the twenty-first century. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235681
- ISBN
- 9781936235681
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Condition: New
€ 135.07
€ 135.07
Hardcover. A survivor of concentration camps and the Death March, Eli Pfefferkorn looks back on his Holocaust and post-Holocaust experiences to compare patterns of human behavior in extremis with those of ordinary life. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235667
- ISBN
- 9781936235667
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Condition: New
€ 124.87
€ 124.87
Hardcover. Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran (1361-1444) was a colorful rabbinic authority in Algiers. In his book, Zohar Harakia, on methods of enumerating the 613 commandments, he summarizes the work of previous authorities on this subject, especially Maimonides and Nachmanides. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235575
- ISBN
- 9781936235575
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Condition: New
€ 156.24
€ 156.24
Hardcover. When people say the Dreyfus Affair split a nation or inaugurated a new era, they exaggerate and use figurative language. In this book, the author tries to engage with many of these changes in the social and intellectual milieu, as they push and pull, influence and reshape each other. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235391
- ISBN
- 9781936235391
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Condition: New
€ 148.13
€ 148.13
Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235377
- ISBN
- 9781936235377
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Condition: New
€ 100.58
€ 100.58
Hardcover. The causes and expressions of sorrow amongst the Sages are different from its parallels amongst common people or women. The descriptions of sorrow vary between the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmud. This title discusses more than 50 stories from both the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmud focusing on those issues. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCL2; HRJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 621.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235360
- ISBN
- 9781936235360
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Condition: New
€ 147.09
€ 147.09
Hardcover. Following the pioneering efforts of Leo Strauss, Ralph Lerner and Daniel Elazar, among others, Jewish political philosophy gained its proper place alongside ethics and metaphysics in the study of the history of Jewish philosophy. Consisting of selected papers published in English, this book concentrates on the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235322
- ISBN
- 9781936235322
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Condition: New
€ 155.57
€ 155.57
Hardcover. Development, Learning, and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235308
- ISBN
- 9781936235308
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Condition: New
€ 100.52
€ 100.52
Hardcover. Addresses three broad themes in Jewish intellectual history: Jewish approaches to cultures external to Judaism and the controversies triggered by this issue in medieval and modern times. This title discusses the impact of Christian challenges and differing philosophical orientations on Jewish interpretation of the Bible, and Messianic visions. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235247
- ISBN
- 9781936235247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.04
€ 147.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Larson Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936012473
- ISBN
- 9781936012473
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this book examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India. Editor(s): Jackson, William J. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378. Indian Spirituality Inspired by Mantras. 252 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Jackson, William J. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this book examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRLK. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493969
- ISBN
- 9781935493969
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.48
€ 23.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was one of the most famous scholars of Indian art, culture, and religion. This anthology contains thematically arranged excerpts from his many writings, letters, and speeches, making it a uniquely accessible collection of his wisdom and insight. Editor(s): Singam, S. Durai Raja; Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352. Reflections on Indian Art, Life, and Religion. 180 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Singam, S. Durai Raja; Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was one of the most famous scholars of Indian art, culture, and religion. This anthology contains thematically arranged excerpts from his many writings, letters, and speeches, making it a uniquely accessible collection of his wisdom and insight. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPDF. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493952
- ISBN
- 9781935493952
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.00
€ 24.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Islam's acceptance of other religions remains an enigma for many Westerners. This volume explores the fundamental universality of the world's second largest religion, presenting an incisive portrait of Islam that is seldom seen in the mass media. Editor(s): Laude, Patrick. Series: Studies in Comparative Religion. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466. Studies in Comparative Religion. Series: Studies in Comparative Religion. 168 pages. Editor(s): Laude, Patrick. Islam's acceptance of other religions remains an enigma for many Westerners. This volume explores the fundamental universality of the world's second largest religion, presenting an incisive portrait of Islam that is seldom seen in the mass media. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAC; HRH. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 14. Weight: 466.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493570
- ISBN
- 9781935493570
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.60
€ 24.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. Introduction to the writings of Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998), the pre-eminent spokesman of the Perennialist or Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought, this book presents a comprehensive study of his intellectual and spiritual message. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 col photos, 8 b&w photos and 5 b&w ills. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493099
- ISBN
- 9781935493099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.48
€ 23.99
€ 22.48