The Blackwell companion to Judaism [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824104903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Publishers, c2003
• ISBN: 1-281-32122-2; 1-78034-572-0; 9786611321222; 0-470-75801-5; 0-470-75800-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (578 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell companions to religion
• Altri autori (Persone): Avery-PeckAlan J <1953-> (Alan Jeffery); NeusnerJacob <1932->
• Disciplina: 296
• Soggetti: Judaism; Judaism - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Blackwell Companion to Judaism; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I The History of Judaism; 1 Defining Judaism; 2 The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586 BCE; 3 Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures; 4 Second Temple Judaism; 5 The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 CE; 6 The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism; 7 Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age; 8 Judaism in the Muslim World; 9 Judaism in Christendom; 10 Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances; 11 Jewish Piety; Part II The Principal Doctrines of Judaism; 12 The Doctrine of Torah; 13 The Doctrine of God; 14 The Doctrine of Israel; 15 The Doctrine of the Messiah16 The Doctrine of Hebrew Language Usage; Part III Modern and Contemporary Judaisms; 17 Reform Judaism; 18 Orthodox Judaism; 19 Conservative Judaism: The Struggle between Ideology and Popularity; 20 New Age Judaism; Part IV Special Topics in Understanding Judaism; 21 Ethics of Judaism; 22 Women in Contemporary Judaism; 23 Judaism as a Theopolitical Phenomenon; 24 Contemporary Jewish Theology; 25 Secular Forms of Jewishness; 26 Judaism and Zionism; 27 The "Return" to Traditional Judaism at the End ; of the Twentieth Century: Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Abbreviations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This Companion explores the history, doctrines, divisions, and contemporary condition of Judaism. Surveys those issues most relevant to Judaic life today: ethics, feminism, politics, and constructive theologyExplores the definition of Judaism and its formative historyMakes sense of the diverse data of an ancient and enduring faith