The Cambridge dictionary of Judaism and Jewish culture / / edited by Judith R. Baskin [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464986603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-316-15411-4; 1-316-15301-0; 1-322-06729-5; 1-316-15336-3; 0-511-98249-6; 1-316-15436-X; 1-316-15361-4; 1-316-15386-X; 1-316-15461-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xlvii, 716 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 909/.04924
• Soggetti: Judaism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; THE CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF JUDAISM AND JEWISH CULTURE; Series Page; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PLATES AND MAPS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION; ABBREVIATIONS; CHRONOLOGY; BIBLICAL BOOKS; APOCRYPHAL BOOKS; NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; INDEX OF NAMES
• Sommario/riassunto: The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture is an authoritative and accessible reference work for a twenty-first-century audience. Its entries, written by eminent scholars, define the spiritual and intellectual concepts and religious movements that distinguish Judaism and the Jewish experience; they discuss central personalities and places, formative events and enduring literary and cultural contributions and they illuminate the lives of ordinary Jewish men and women. Essays explore Jewish history from ancient times to the present ; and consider all aspects of Judaism, including religious practices and rituals, legal teachings and legendary traditions and rationalism, mysticism and messianism. This reference work differs from many others in its broad exploration of the Jewish experience beyond Judaism. Entries discuss secular and political movements and achievements and delineate Jewish endeavors in literature, art, music, theater, dance, film, broadcasting, sports, science, medicine and ecology, among many other topics from the Bible to the Internet.