Record Nr.

UNINA9910462650003321

Autore

Frank Daniel H

Titolo

People Apart [[electronic resource] ] : Chosenness and Ritual in Jewish Philosophical Thought

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Albany, : State University of New York Press, 1993

ISBN

1-4384-0320-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy

Disciplina

296.3/11

Soggetti

Jewish law -- Philosophy

Jewish philosophy

Jews -- Election, Doctrine of -- History of doctrines

Judaism -- Customs and practices -- Philosophy

Jews - Election, Doctrine of - History of doctrines

Jewish law - Philosophy

Judaism - Customs and practices - Philosophy

Judaism

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table Of Contents""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chosenness""; ""The Election of Israel: Outline of a Philosophical Analysis""; ""Chosenness, Not Chauvinism: Maimonides on the Chosen People""; ""Response to Menachem Kell""; ""Reply to Norbert Samuelson""; ""Judaism and Chosenness: On Some Controversial Aspects from Spinoza to Contemporary Jewish Thought""; ""Ritual""; ""Rational Law/Ritual Law""; ""Mitzvah as Metaphor""; ""Jewish Ritual and the Experience of ""Rootedness""""

""The Concept of Worship in Judaism""""Back Matter""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX""; ""Back Cover""