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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967006303321

Titolo

A People apart : chosenness and ritual in Jewish philosophical thought / / edited by Daniel H. Frank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1993

ISBN

9781438403205

1438403208

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (vi, 270 pages)

Collana

SUNY series in Jewish philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

FrankDaniel H. <1950->

Disciplina

296.3/11

Soggetti

Jews - Election, Doctrine of - History of doctrines

Jewish law - Philosophy

Judaism - Customs and practices - Philosophy

Jewish philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table Of Contents""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chosenness""; ""The Election of Israel: Outline of a Philosophical Analysis""; ""Chosenness, Not Chauvinism: Maimonides on the Chosen People""; ""Response to Menachem Kell""; ""Reply to Norbert Samuelson""; ""Judaism and Chosenness: On Some Controversial Aspects from Spinoza to Contemporary Jewish Thought""; ""Ritual""; ""Rational Law/Ritual Law""; ""Mitzvah as Metaphor""; ""Jewish Ritual and the Experience of ""Rootedness""""; ""The Concept of Worship in Judaism"" ""Back Matter""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX""; ""Back Cover""

Sommario/riassunto

Philosphical speculations on chosenness and ritual in Judaism.