Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book)

Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book)
Author :
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 259
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780295990552
ISBN-13 : 0295990554
Rating : 4/5 (554 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book) by : Susan A. Glenn

Download or read book Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book) written by Susan A. Glenn and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and popular culture to consider contemporary and historical responses to the question: "Who and what is Jewish?"


Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book) Related Books

Boundaries of Jewish Identity (Samuel and Althea Stroum Book)
Language: en
Pages: 259
Authors: Susan A. Glenn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection dra
The Boundaries of Judaism
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors: Donniel Hartman
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-11-27 - Publisher: A&C Black

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The factionalism and denominationalism of modern Jewry makes it supremely difficult to create a definition of the Jewish people. Aiming to take readers beyond t
Earliest Christianity within the Boundaries of Judaism
Language: en
Pages: 501
Authors: Alan Avery-Peck
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-02 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Twenty-two essays, written by top scholars in the fields of early Christianity and Judaism, focus on methodological issues, earliest Christianity in its Judaic
The Beginnings of Jewishness
Language: en
Pages: 444
Authors: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a study of the notion of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE. Reasonable and well-informed people disputed whether a given person was Jewish or not;
Judaism and Islam
Language: en
Pages: 498
Authors: William M. Brinner
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume, which is a tribute to Professor William Brinner, is a collection of essays that deal with the interaction of Judaism and Islam over generations fro