Judaism in America [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Raphael Marc Lee
• 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
• Serie: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series