LEADER 02919nam 22006371 450 001 9910826376403321 005 20120808100655.0 010 $a1-4725-4871-X 010 $a1-62356-197-3 010 $a1-4725-3888-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472548719 035 $a(CKB)2670000000411759 035 $a(EBL)1362559 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000983696 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11575012 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000983696 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11010267 035 $a(PQKB)10568807 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1362559 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1362559 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10867395 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL615456 035 $a(OCoLC)893336309 035 $a(OCoLC)856934292 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255484 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9781472548719BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000411759 100 $a20140929d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStudying Judaism $ethe critical issues /$fMelanie J. Wright 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (243 p.) 225 0 $aStudying world religions series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-9719-5 311 $a0-8264-9718-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [177]-204) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- What is Judaism? -- Authority -- Worship, festivals and mysticism -- Beliefs -- Gender -- Politics -- Culture -- Memory -- Jews and others -- Jewish futures. 330 $a"This volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of Judaism. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, worship, society, material culture, thought and ethics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Judaism for the first time. Studying Judaism offers readers the chance to engage with a religious tradition as a diverse, living phenomenon. Its approach is 'critical' in two major respects: its use of the dimensional approach to the study of religions as an interpretive framework, and its focus on matters perceived as problematic by insider and/or outsider commentators, such as gender, demography, geo-politics, the 'museumization' of Jewish cultures and its impact on religion and identity. This book is the perfect companion for the fledgling student of Judaism."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aStudying world religions. 606 $aJudaism$xStudy and teaching 606 $2Judaism 615 0$aJudaism$xStudy and teaching. 676 $a296.071 700 $aWright$b Melanie Jane$f1970-$0886458 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826376403321 996 $aStudying Judaism$94069854 997 $aUNINA