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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813543803321

Autore

Neusner Jacob <1932->

Titolo

The transformation of Judaism [[electronic resource] ] : from philosophy to religion / / Jacob Neusner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2011

ISBN

0-7618-5440-1

1-299-13581-1

Edizione

[2nd ed., rev.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Collana

Studies in Judaism

Disciplina

296.09/015

Soggetti

Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Judaism - Essence, genius, nature

Judaism and philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First ed. published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-282).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition, Revised; Introduction; I: The Reception of the Philosophical System; Prologue to Part One: Philosophical Categories; Chapter 1: Modes of Thought: From Philosophy to Religion; Chapter 2: Scarce Resources: Philosophical Economics Reproduced; Chapter 3: Legitimate Violence: From Hierarchized Foci to Unitary Focus of Power; II: The Formation of Counterpart Categories; Prologue to Part Two: Counterpart Categories. Categorical Reformation and the New Structure

Chapter 4: Learning and the Category, ""Torah""Chapter 5: The Transvaluation of Value; Chapter 6: Empowerment and the Category, ""The People Israel""; III: Enchanted Judaism: The New Structure; Prologue to Part Three: Comparison and Classification of Systems; Chapter 7: The New Learning: The Gnostic Torah; Chapter 8: The New Order: The Political Economy of Zekhut; Chapter 9: Enchanted Judaism and The City of God; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Neusner describes, analyzes, and interprets the transformation of one system of the Israelite social order by a connected but autonomous successor-system. He reviews the initial statements made in The



Transformation of Judaism: From Philosophy to Religion. The book summarizes ten years of work, from 1980 to 1990.