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Autore: |
Raphael Marc Lee
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Titolo: |
Judaism in America [[electronic resource]]
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Pubblicazione: | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (414 p.) |
Disciplina: | 296.0973 |
973.04924 | |
Soggetto topico: | Jews -- United States -- History |
Judaism -- United States -- History | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. What is American Judaism?; Chapter Two. Beliefs, Festivals, and Life-cycle Events; Chapter Three. A History of Judaism in America; Chapter Four. Institutions, Organizations, and American Jewish Religious Activity; Chapter Five. The Synagogue; Illustrations; Chapter Six. The Future of American Judaism; Chapter Seven. Select Profiles of Judaic Thinkers in America; Chapter Eight. The Retrieval of Tradition; Notes; Glossary; Selected Further Reading; Electronic Resources; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Jews have been a religious and cultural presence in America since the colonial era, and the community of Jews in the United States today?some six million people?continues to make a significant contribution to the American religious landscape. Emphasizing developments in American Judaism in the last quarter century among active participants in Jewish worship, this book provides both a look back into the 350-year history of Judaic life and a well-crafted portrait of a multifaceted tradition today. Combining extensive research into synagogue archival records and secondary sources as well as |
Titolo autorizzato: | Judaism in America ![]() |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910786084103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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