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The astonishing revival of saint worship in contemporary Israel was ignited by Moroccan Jews, who had immigrated to the country in the 1950s and 1960s. This title charts the vicissitudes of four domestic shrines, established by Moroccan-born men and women in peripheral development towns, following a revelation involving a saintly figure. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843710
- ISBN
- 9781934843710
Condition: New
€ 151.43
€ 151.43
Presents an introduction and analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy. This title charts Jewish philosophy's engagement with modernity and post-modernity along two overlapping axes; underlying issues and significant twentieth century Jewish philosophers. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843673
- ISBN
- 9781934843673
Condition: New
€ 163.20
€ 163.20
Hardback. Delving into Israel's multifaceted society, this title explores the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they interact and often misunderstand each other. It covers subjects such as Holocaust education, language rights, military service, and the balancing of religious with secular systems of law. Editor(s): Sagi, Avi; Nachtomy, Ohad. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, map. BIC Classification: CFB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843499
- ISBN
- 9781934843499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.52
€ 149.52
Over fifty years after the Holocaust, this title explores interfaith dialogue between the Jewish and Christian communities and attempts to evaluate what goals these communities have reached and where they now stand. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843475
- ISBN
- 9781934843475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.41
€ 139.41
Hardback. Following what may be conventionally called the Jewish ethno-cultural model and tracing its performance throughout history, this book attempts to apply a synthetic, comprehensive approach to the Jewish phenomenon - an alternative to the metaphysical and religious ones - and to evaluate it in the comparative context. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843437
- ISBN
- 9781934843437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.69
€ 148.69
Focusing on the secular society of contemporary Israel, this collection of essays examines the way civil religion invents collective rites for turning points in community life, and personal definitional rites for ratification of identity change in the individual's life cycle. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843352
- ISBN
- 9781934843352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.89
€ 138.89
The Penitentes are a lay Catholic brotherhood that practised bloody rites of self-flagellation and crucifixion. Marranos claim to be anousim. This book redefines the terms and creates contexts in which these groups are viewed with respect and sympathy without idealising or slandering them. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HRLP7; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843321
- ISBN
- 9781934843321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.12
€ 175.12
Challenges the discrepancy between the way source texts relate to love and the way they are perceived to do so, introducing readers to the significant treatment of love in the Jewish canon. This book draws various manifestations of love, such as love of God, love of wisdom, and love of one's fellow. Translator(s): Sermoneta-Gertel, Shmuel. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843291
- ISBN
- 9781934843291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Religious Zionism is a major component of contemporary Israeli society and politics. This work reviews the history of religious Zionism from both a historical and ideological-theological perspective. Translator(s): Stein, Batya. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPFR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843253
- ISBN
- 9781934843253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Intends to ponder one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophising based primarily on practice. Translator(s): Stein, Batya. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843208
- ISBN
- 9781934843208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.41
€ 139.41
Hardcover. An exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. It illustrates the horizontal organisation of the Jewish people. It is divided into five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel which focuses on these core matters. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843185
- ISBN
- 9781934843185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.50
€ 72.50
Hardcover. An exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. This work is in the Hebrew rhetorical tradition of melisa. It is divided in to five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel - which focuses on these core matters. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843130
- ISBN
- 9781934843130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.38
€ 85.38
Focusing on the concept of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period through the lens of Jewish law and custom of the time. The symbolic analysis supplies an additional dimension to these studies, enabling the reader to experience the cultural subtexts. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843079
- ISBN
- 9781934843079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.45
€ 84.45
Divided into three sections, this work explains how the concepts and practices of traditional European Judaism were adapted to North American culture beginning in the late nineteenth century. This book also deals with the beginnings of Hasidic Judaism in North America prior to the Second World War. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRJ; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843062
- ISBN
- 9781934843062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.41
€ 85.41
Analyses the writings of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein (1829-1908), author of the Arukh Hashulkhan, a bold and unusual approach to Jewish law. Based primarily on the original text of Rabbi Epstein's legal codes and homilies, this work covers topics such as women, modernity, customs, and secular studies. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843031
- ISBN
- 9781934843031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759981
- ISBN
- 9781934759981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.62
€ 17.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759301
- ISBN
- 9781934759301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.61
€ 16.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNS; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759240
- ISBN
- 9781934759240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.86
€ 16.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759097
- ISBN
- 9781934759097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.82
€ 18.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759059
- ISBN
- 9781934759059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
€ 17.99
€ 16.89