Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Life of JudaismCondition: NewISBN-10: 0520227530EAN: 9780520227538ISBN: 9780520227538Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/11/2001Description: Approximately thirteen million people around the world define themselves as Jews, with the majority residing in the United States and Israel. This collection portrays the diversity of Jewish experience as it is practiced and lived in contemporary societies. The book's attention to material culture offers a much-needed addition to more traditional views advanced in the study of Judaism. Through ethnographic and autobiographical perspectives, the essays provide an appreciation of Judaism in daily activities, from domestic food preparation to worshipping; Jewish attachment to the cultures of specific communities, be they in Russia or Morocco; the impact of the Holocaust; the place of the State of Israel in Jewish life; and, the role of women. Harvey E. Goldberg, a leading scholar in the anthropology of Judaism, provides an introduction to each chapter that demonstrates the links among the various themes. Ease of communication and travel has resulted in frequent contact - and at times, conflict - between Jews of similar and diverging backgrounds around the world. Visiting distinctive Jewish spaces has become a way of cultivating specific identities and senses of a Jewish past.As ritual, prayers, and attitudes toward authority undergo new constructions and interpretation, Judaism of 'the book' also takes on new forms. These essays go a long way in helping us understand a contemporary and multifaceted Judaism, along with its history and texts.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 454gContributor: Harvey E. Goldberg (Edited by)Author: Harvey E. GoldbergGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Life of ReligionRelease Year: 2001 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Life of Judaism
Title: The Life of Judaism
ISBN-10: 0520227530
EAN: 9780520227538
ISBN: 9780520227538
Release Date: 12/11/2001
Release Year: 2001
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Harvey E. Goldberg (Edited by)
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 267 Pages
Publication Name: Life of Judaism
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Subject: Judaism / Rituals & Practice, Judaism / General
Publication Year: 2001
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion
Author: Harvey E. Goldberg
Item Length: 9 in
Series: The Life of Religion Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
