1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782583003321

Titolo

Heavenly tablets [[electronic resource] ] : interpretation, identity and tradition in ancient Judaism / / edited by Lynn LiDonnici, Andrea Lieber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92157-2

9786611921576

90-474-2099-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Collana

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; ; v. 119

Altri autori (Persone)

LiDonniciLynn R

LieberAndrea

Disciplina

220.67

Soggetti

Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

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 (p. [285]-305) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / L.R. Lidonnici and A. Lieber -- Introduction / Lynn Lidonnici and Andrea Lieber -- Three jewish ritual practices in Aristeas §§158–160 / Benjamin G. Wright -- Prayers in Jubilees / John C. Endres, S.J -- Amulets and angels: Visionary experience in the testament of Job and the Hekhalot literature / Rebecca Lesses -- Is the prayer of Manasseh a jewish work? / James R. Davila -- \'According to the jews:\' Identified (and identifying) ‘jewish’ elements in the greek magical papyri / Lynn Lidonnici -- The Imago Mundi of the genesis Apocryphon / Esther Eshel -- Jubilees in the hellenistic context / Cana Werman -- “Gather the dispersed of Judah:” Seeking a return to the land as a factor in jewish identity of Late Antiquity / Esther G. Chazon -- Sectarian consciousness in the Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins -- Between motherland and fatherland: Diaspora, pilgrimage and the spiritualization of sacrifice in Philo of Alexandria / Andrea Lieber -- The case of the Blasphemer (Lev. 24:10–16) According to Philo and Josephus / Louis H. Feldman -- Chaste betrayals: Women and men in the Apocryphal Novels / Adele Reinhartz -- The Damascus document’s \'Three Nets of Belial\': A reference to the aramaic Levi document? / Hanan Eshel -- Why did Antiochus have to fall (II Maccabees 9:7)? / Daniel R. Schwartz -- The end of the matter? Jubilees 50:6–13 and the unity of the book / James C. Vanderkam -- Bibliography / L.R.



Lidonnici and A. Lieber -- Index of modern scholars / L.R. Lidonnici and A. Lieber -- Index of ancient sources / L.R. Lidonnici and A. Lieber -- Subject index / L.R. Lidonnici and A. Lieber -- Supplements to the journal for the study of judaism / L.R. Lidonnici and A. Lieber.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume brings together a wide range of international scholars of Ancient Judaism, in celebration of the career of Betsy Halpern-Amaru. The essays in the first section, Interpreting Ritual Texts, examine Jewish ritual praxis in late antiquity, highlighting the ways in which text and ritual intersect in the process of interpretation. Mapping Diaspora Identities asks how Diaspora communities came to understand the Bible’s preoccupation with land, and how land was used to figure ancient authors’ depictions of “center” and “margin” in drawing the boundaries of Jewish communities, and of Jewish identity. Finally, Rewriting Tradition explores rewriting of biblical stories in Hellenistic and later Jewish sources, and the ways that authors work through the tradition to reflect their current realities and their hopes for the future.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974333303321

Autore

Amy Douglas J

Titolo

Behind the ballot box : a citizen's guide to voting systems / / Douglas J. Amy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

9798400617362

9780313002458

0313002452

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 221 pages)

Disciplina

324.6

Soggetti

Elections

Voting

Representative government and representation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207) and index.



Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; 1 What Are Voting Systems and Why Are They Important; 2 Criteria for Evaluating Voting Systems; 3 Plurality Majority Voting Systems; 4 Proportional Representation Voting Systems; 5 Semiproportional Voting Systems; 6 Voting Systems for Single-Office Elections; 7 Making Your Final Choice; A Seat Allocation Formulas in Proportional Representation; B A Brief History of Proportional Representation in the United States; C Lesser Used Voting Systems; D Statutory Language for Choice Voting, Cumulative Voting, Instant Runoff Voting; E Transfer of Ballots in Choice Voting; F Blank Grid for Comparing Voting Systems; Glossary of Terms; Selected Bibliography; Additional Resources; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of different voting systems used in the USA and many other Western democracies, this text provides information and analytical tools needed to examine voting systems and their far-reaching political implications.