Studies in contemporary Jewry [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 17 Who owns Judaism? : public religion and private faith in America and Israel / / edited by Eli Lederhendler

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 pages)
• Disciplina: 909.04924
• Soggetto topico: Antisemitism; Jews - History - 20th century; Jews - Intellectual life; Jews - Politics and government - 20th century; Jews - Social conditions - 20th century; Judaism - Social aspects - Israel; Judaism - Social aspects - United States; Judaism - 20th century
• Altri autori: LederhendlerEli
• Note generali: At head of title: Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.; Papers presented at an annual symposium.; Published for the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Symposium: Who Owns Judaism? Public Religion and Private Faith in America and Israel; Introduction: The ""Problem of Judaism"" Today-Beyond Assimilation and Nationalism; Who Has the Right to Change Tradition? Evolving Conceptions of Religious Authority and Their Implications for the Jewish People; Modernists vs. Traditionalists: Competition and Legitimacy within American Conservative Judaism; Judaism, Exile, and the State of Israel in Postwar American Jewish Theological Discourse; Uzi Meshulam's ""Mishkan Ohalim"": A Contemporary Apocalyptic Messianic Sect in Israel ; Beyond Wissenschaft: The Resurrection of Resurrection in Jewish Thought Since 1950Religiosity and Ethnicity: Jewish Identity Trends in the United States; Women's Transformations of Public Judaism: Religiosity, Egalitarianism, and the Symbolic Power of Changing Gender Roles; Judaism Resurgent? American Jews and the Evolving Expression of Jewish Values and Jewish Identity in Modern American Life; Essay; Frankfurter among the Anarchists: The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti; Review Essays; Asymmetries in America: Recent Work on Jews and Blacks; Sand and Iron ; Jews, Intellectuals, and the Dreyfus AffairThe Decline and Rise of German Antisemitism; Book Reviews (arranged by subject); Antisemitism, Holocaust, and Genocide; Bibliography, Language, Literature, and the Arts; History and the Social Sciences; Religion, Thought, and Education; Zionism, Israel, and the Middle East; Contents for Volume XVIII; Note on Editorial Policy
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing together contributions from scholars as well as younger academics, Volume XVII of 'Studies in Contemporary Jewry' considers the ways in which theological writings, sweeping social changes, individual or small-group needs, and intra-communal diversity have re-energised Judaism even amidst secular trends in America and Israel.
• Titolo autorizzato: Studies in contemporary Jewry
• ISBN: 0-19-771657-1; 1-280-53226-2; 0-19-534896-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784957103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in contemporary Jewry ; ; 17.