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Studying Judaism : the critical issues / Melanie J. Wright

Author
Wright, Melanie Jane, 1970-
Published
London ; New York : Continuum, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxv, 216 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Introduction -- What is Judaism? -- Authority -- Worship, festivals and mysticism -- Beliefs -- Gender -- Politics -- Culture -- Memory -- Jews and others -- Jewish futures.
Summary
This volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of Judaism. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, worship, society, material culture, thought and ethics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Judaism for the first time. Studying Judaism offers readers the chance to engage with a religious tradition as a diverse, living phenomenon. Its approach is 'critical' in two major respects: its use of the dimensional approach to the study of religions as an interpretive framework, and its fo.
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ISBN
9781472538888 (electronic bk.)
1472538889 (electronic bk.)
9781623561970 (e-book)
1623561973 (e-book)
9781472548719 (online)
147254871X
9780826497192
0826497195
9780826497185
0826497187
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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