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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786790003321

Titolo

The Cambridge dictionary of Judaism and Jewish culture / / edited by Judith R. Baskin, University of Oregon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-316-15350-9

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, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color illustrations, maps

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

REL040000

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 bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.