03159nam 2200601 450 991080902160332120230721034648.01-4411-0128-4(CKB)3710000000109406(EBL)1749193(SSID)ssj0001235885(PQKBManifestationID)11805625(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001235885(PQKBWorkID)11230765(PQKB)10541901(MiAaPQ)EBC1749193(EXLCZ)99371000000010940620181006h20092007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTransforming identity the ritual transition from gentile to Jew - structure and meaning /by Avi Sagi and Zvi ZoharLondon ;New York :Continuum,2009.©20071 online resource (320 p.)The Kogod library of Judaic studies ;3Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-9671-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-306) and index.Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: The proselyte''s motivation as a factor in giyyur; Introduction; 1 The proselyte''s motivation in Talmudic sources; 2 The proselyte''s motivation in post-Talmudic sources up to the sixteenth century; 3 The motivation for giyyur in modern halakhic sources: adaptivist positions; 4 The motivation for giyyur in modem halakhic sources: rejectionist and transformationist positions; Part II: The giyyur ritual; Introduction; 5 Giyyur as a voluntaristic normative commitment in Talmudic literature; 6 Giyyur as a bodily ritual in Talmudic literature7 The canonical formulation of the ritual of giyyur8 The Yevamot paradigm in mediaeval halakhah; 9 The ritual of giyyur: aspects of the Demai Paradigm in mediaeval halakhah; 10 The two paradigms of giyyur - from the Arba''ah Turim to the Shulhan Arukh; 11 The hermeneutical controversy regarding Rabbi Caro''s position - and its significance; Part III: The polyphonic meaning of acceptance of the commandments in halakhic literature; Introduction; 12 Acceptance of the commandments as an objective act; 13 Acceptance of the commandments as subjective intent; 14 Ex post facto annulment of giyyurPart IV: The meaning of giyyurIntroduction; 15 Giyyur and Jewish identity; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y; ZKogod library of Judaic studies ;3.ConversionJudaismJewish convertsRabbinical literatureHistory and criticismJewish lawConversionJudaism.Jewish converts.Rabbinical literatureHistory and criticism.Jewish law.296.7/14Sagi Abraham1097613Zohar TseviMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809021603321Transforming identity4107011UNINA