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UNINA9910784673803321 |
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Autore |
Koltun-Fromm Ken |
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Titolo |
Abraham Geiger's liberal Judaism [[electronic resource] ] : personal meaning and religious authority / / Ken Koltun-Fromm |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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9786612072765 |
1-282-07276-5 |
0-253-11185-4 |
1-4337-0849-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Jewish literature and culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Reform Judaism |
Authority - Religious aspects - Judaism |
Meaning (Philosophy) - Religious aspects - Judaism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-171) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : Abraham Geiger, religious authority, and personal meaning -- Historical memory and the authority of religious Judaism -- The practice of hermeneutical authority -- The gendered politics of authority -- Rabbinic authority -- Jewish education and the authority of personal meaning -- Conclusion : the practice of authority. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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German rabbi, scholar, and theologian Abraham Geiger (1810--1874) is recognized as the principal leader of the Reform movement in German Judaism. In his new work, Ken Koltun-Fromm argues that for Geiger personal meaning in religion -- rather than rote ritual practice or acceptance of dogma -- was the key to religion's moral authority. In five chapters, the book explores issues central to Geiger's work that speak to contemporary Jewish practice -- historical memory, biblical interpretation, ritual and g |
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