Record Nr.

UNINA9910461729803321

Autore

Itzjaki Yedidya

Titolo

The uncovered head [[electronic resource] ] : Jewish culture: new perspectives / / Yedidya Itzhaki ; translated by Nahum Steigman

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Newark, : University of Delaware Press
Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2011

ISBN

1-280-65987-4

9786613636805

1-61149-037-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SteigmanNahum

Disciplina

296.09/05

Soggetti

Judaism - 21st century

Jews - Identity

Religious pluralism - Judaism

Orthodox Judaism - Relations - Nontraditional Jews

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought"--Data view.

Translated from Hebrew.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Uncovered Head; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Identity; 2. Secular Identity; 3. Jewish Identity; 4. Moving Toward Jewish Pluralism; 5. Judaism and Jewry Today; 6. Secular Reading of Jewish Culture; Notes; Biographical Notes; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first

took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought.