Historical Dictionary of the Jews
Alan Unterman
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Description for Historical Dictionary of the Jews
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
The Historical Dictionary of the Jews presents the history of the Jewish people and their religious culture in a way that makes clear how and why this small, ancient people have survived nearly four millennia and managed to play such an important role in the world-well out of proportion to their population. The Jews trace their origins far back in history to the early tribes of Judah and Moses. Over the centuries, they spread across much of the Western world, as well as into parts of Africa and Asia, until they were crushed by the Holocaust and were forced to ... Read more
The Historical Dictionary of the Jews presents the history of the Jewish people and their religious culture in a way that makes clear how and why this small, ancient people have survived nearly four millennia and managed to play such an important role in the world-well out of proportion to their population. The Jews trace their origins far back in history to the early tribes of Judah and Moses. Over the centuries, they spread across much of the Western world, as well as into parts of Africa and Asia, until they were crushed by the Holocaust and were forced to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810855250
SKU
V9780810855250
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99-15
About Alan Unterman
Alan Unterman is currently retired from a career as a lecturer in Comparative Religion, mostly at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and as the Minister of an Orthodox Synagogue in Manchester.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of the Jews
This volume is like most historical dictionaries published by Scarecrow Press. For starters, it is written by someone who knows the subject backward and forward. Unterman is not only a retired professor of comparative religion (University of Manchester) but also a minister of an Orthodox synagogue. He sets the historical tone within the first few pages by providing a moderately ... Read more