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Double Takes
Garber, Zev; Zuckerman, Bruce
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Description for Double Takes
Paperback. Series: Studies in the Shoah Series. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
This book comprises a series of ten essays written by the authors both individually and collaboratively. While the subjects of these essays are wide ranging, they share a common recognition that issues at the forefront of contemporary Jewish thought must be measured against the background of ancient traditions, which revisit rabbinic and biblical times and beyond. The intent of these essays is to illustrate how shadows of longstanding traditions continue to shade current perceptions. Double Takes challenges the reader's assumptions about modern Jewish thought by demonstrating how the past can be an unpredictable lens for the present-day. An examination ... Read more
This book comprises a series of ten essays written by the authors both individually and collaboratively. While the subjects of these essays are wide ranging, they share a common recognition that issues at the forefront of contemporary Jewish thought must be measured against the background of ancient traditions, which revisit rabbinic and biblical times and beyond. The intent of these essays is to illustrate how shadows of longstanding traditions continue to shade current perceptions. Double Takes challenges the reader's assumptions about modern Jewish thought by demonstrating how the past can be an unpredictable lens for the present-day. An examination ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Shoah Series
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761828945
SKU
V9780761828945
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About Garber, Zev; Zuckerman, Bruce
Zev Garber is Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies at Los Angeles Valley College. Additionally, he is Editor-in-Chief of Studies in the Shoah series (University Press of America) and co-editor of Shofar, a quarterly interdisciplinary journal of Jewish Studies. Bruce Zuckerman is Associate Professor in the School of Religion, Director of the Archaeological Research Collection, and Director of the ... Read more
Reviews for Double Takes
Garber and Zuckerman have brought together incisive and provocative essays on various aspects of the Holocaust. The opening chapter on the term 'holocaust' is a gem and should be required reading in any Holocaust course. The chapters on the Auschwitz Convent Controversy and the Rabin Assassination are equally excellent. The volume as a whole will stimulate fresh thinking on many ... Read more