Modern Judaism And Historical Consciousness

Author : Christian Wiese
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047420047
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Judaism and Historical Consciousness written by Christian Wiese and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-05-11 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume, composed by excellent scholars from different academic disciplines, is a comprehensive handbook devoted to the complex relationship between modern Judaism and historical thinking in Europe, the United States, and Israel from the Enlightenment to the present. Apart from analyzing the emergence of a new scholarly historical paradigm during this period, the contributions interpret the interaction and the tensions between Jewish historiography and other disciplines such as literature, theology, sociology, and philosophy, describe the way historical consciousness was popularized and used for ideological purposes and explore the impact of different – religious or secular – identities on the historical representation of the Jewish past. A final part envisions new theoretical and methodological concepts within the field, including cultural studies and gender studies.

Author : Ismar Schorsch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781584653356
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Text to Context written by Ismar Schorsch and published by . This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays examining the emergence of Jewish scholarship during the period 1818 - 1919, concentrating on the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement.

Author : Zev Garber
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761828945
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Double Takes written by Zev Garber and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises a series of ten essays written by the authors both individually and collaboratively. While the subjects of these essays are wide ranging, they share a common recognition that issues at the forefront of contemporary Jewish thought must be measured against the background of ancient traditions, which revisit rabbinic and biblical times and beyond. The intent of these essays is to illustrate how shadows of longstanding traditions continue to shade current perceptions. Double Takes challenges the reader's assumptions about modern Jewish thought by demonstrating how the past can be an unpredictable lens for the present-day. An examination of contemporary themes in a historical perspective reveals unanticipated, even disconcerting, refractions. The book appears in the Studies in the Shoah series as volume 26.

Author : D. Cohn-Sherbok
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230372465
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Judaism written by D. Cohn-Sherbok and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996-07-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the post-Enlightenment, Jews have fragmented into a variety of sub-groups, each with their own religious ideology. This book provides a description as well as a critique of these various Jewish religious groups and offers an alternative model of Judaism based on an assessment of the nature of contemporary Jewish life. As will be seen, modern Jews are deeply divided on a wide variety of issues. Given this situation, no uniform pattern of Jewish existence can be imposed from above, nor is it likely to emerge from within the body of Israel. What is required instead is a philosophy of Jewish autonomy which legitimizes Jewish subjectivity and personal decision-making. This philosophy of Judaism - which is referred to in this study as 'Open Judaism' - provides a new foundation for Jewish life as Jews stand on the threshold of the third millennium.

Author : Lionel Kochan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349028304
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jew and His History written by Lionel Kochan and published by Springer. This book was released on 1977-06-17 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eliezer Schweid
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004207341
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy written by Eliezer Schweid and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of the major thinkers and movements in modern Jewish thought, in the context of general philosophy and Jewish social-political historical developments. Volume 1 (of 5) covers the period from Spinoza through the Enlightenment.

Author : Arnold M. Eisen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226195295
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Modern Judaism written by Arnold M. Eisen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, Rethinking Modern Judaism explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. "Fascinating . . . an insightful entrance point to understanding the evolution of the theologies of America's largest Jewish denominations."—Tikkun "I know of no other treatment of these issues that matches Eisen's talents for synthesizing a wide variety of historical, philosophical, and social scientific sources, and bringing them to bear in a balanced and open-minded way on the delicate questions of why modern Jews relate as they do to the practices of Judaism."—Joseph Reimer, Boston Book Review "At once an incisive survey of modern Jewish thought and an inquiry into how Jews actually live their religious lives, Mr. Eisen's book is an invaluable addition to the study of American Judaism."—Elliott Abrams, Washington Times

Author : Jonathan Frankel
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195093550
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Contemporary Jewry: X: Reshaping the Past written by Jonathan Frankel and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 1995-03-30 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brilliant collection of essays examines the dialogue between Jewish history and historiography in terms of changing national and popular myths, folk memory, and historical consciousness of Jews in modern times. From essays dealing with the origins of Jewish historiography in the nineteenth century, to its contemporary perspectives and methodologies, this book provides a great overview and varied insights into the field.

Author : Simon Dubnow
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish History written by Simon Dubnow and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jewish History: An Essay in the Philosophy of History" by Simon Dubnow Simon Dubnow was a Jewish-Russian historian, writer and activist. In this book, he put his academic expertise to use to pen a heritage history of the Jewish culture and religion. Not only does he lay out a factual timeline of events, but he also discusses the importance of remembering and preserving this part of the past and its effect on cultural development around the world.

Author : Shmuel Feiner
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1909821322
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haskalah and History written by Shmuel Feiner and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘This impressive study will doubtless come to be considered one of the definitive works in the intellectual history of the Jewish Enlightenment . . . The outstanding nature of this work, its conceptual clarity, and its penetrating analysis make it an exceptional piece of historical research.’ From the Arnold Wiznitzer Prize citation