ISBN:
9781441158574
,
9781472505408
,
9781472513267
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 427 pages
Year of publication:
2013
Series Statement:
Bloomsbury companions
DDC:
909/.04924
Keywords:
Jews History
;
Judaism History
;
Einführung
;
Judaistik
Abstract:
"The Continuum Companion to Jewish Studies is a comprehensive reference guide, providing an overview of Jewish Studies as it has developed as an academic sub-discipline. This volume will survey the development and current state of research in the broad field of Jewish Studies - focusing on methodologies, current themes, and varieties of source materials available. Significantly, the volume also includes eleven essays from internationallly renowned scholars that provide an important and useful overview of Jewish history and the development of Judaism, and explore central themes in Jewish Studies that cut across historical periods and offer important opportunities to track significant developments across Jewish experiences. In addition to an annotated bibliography to help orient students and researchers, the volume includes a series of indispensable research tools, including a chronology, maps, and an extensive glossary of key terms and concepts necessary as one engages various fields within Jewish Studies. This is the essential reference guide for anyone working in this field"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note:1. How To Use This Book \ 2. Introduction to Jewish Studies: History and Development \ 3. Research Methods, Issues and New Directions \ 4 Content and Methodology \ Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible Leonard Greenspoon \ The Development of Rabbinic Judaism Gary Porton \ Medieval Jewish History and Judaism Marina Rustow & Elisheva Baumgarten \ Early Modern Jewries Dean Phillip Bell \ Modernity, Judaism and Jews Paul Mendes-Flohr \ Contemporary Jewry to be confirmed \ Gender and Judaism Judith Baskin \ Israel Studies and Zionism Elie Rekhess \ Jewish Arts and Material Culture Judah Cohen \ Demographics and Jewish History Sergio DellaPergolla \ Jewish Mysticism Zohar Raviv \ 5. A-Z Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts \ 6. Maps \ 7. Chronology \ 8. Annotated Bibliography \ Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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