The uncovered head : Jewish culture: new perspectives / / Yedidya Itzhaki ; translated by Nahum Steigman
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| Autore: |
Itzjaki Yedidya
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| Titolo: |
The uncovered head : Jewish culture: new perspectives / / Yedidya Itzhaki ; translated by Nahum Steigman
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| Pubblicazione: | Newark, : University of Delaware Press |
| Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 296.09/05 |
| Soggetto topico: | Judaism - 21st century |
| Jews - Identity | |
| Religious pluralism - Judaism | |
| Orthodox Judaism - Relations - Nontraditional Jews | |
| Altri autori: |
SteigmanNahum
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| Note generali: | "Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought"--Data view. |
| Translated from Hebrew. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-252) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Uncovered Head; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Identity; 2. Secular Identity; 3. Jewish Identity; 4. Moving Toward Jewish Pluralism; 5. Judaism and Jewry Today; 6. Secular Reading of Jewish Culture; Notes; Biographical Notes; Further Reading; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The uncovered head |
| ISBN: | 1-280-65987-4 |
| 9786613636805 | |
| 1-61149-037-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827815403321 |
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