ISBN:
9781906764432
,
9781904113522
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 245 S.
Year of publication:
2008
Series Statement:
The Littman library of Jewish civilization
DDC:
909/.04924
Keywords:
Jews Civilization
;
Civilization, Modern Jewish influences
;
Judaism Relations
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Judentum
;
Kultur
Abstract:
'Jewish contribution to civilization' and its implications for notions of 'Jewish superiority' in the modern period / Richard I. Cohen -- Discourses of civilization : the shifting course of a modern Jewish motif / David N. Myers -- From counterculture to subculture to multiculture : the 'Jewish contribution' then and now / Moshe Rosman -- Day of gladness or day of madness? modern discussions of the ancient Sabbath / Elliott Horowitz -- The 'Jewish contribution' to Christianity / David Berger -- Judaism, Islam, and Hellenism : the conflict in Germany over the origins of kultur / Susannah Heschel -- From Sephardi to Oriental : the 'decline' theory of Jewish civilization in the Middle East and North Africa / Daniel Schroeter -- From admission ticket to contribution : remarks on the history of an apologetic argument / Yaacov Shavit -- German-Jewish literature and culture and the field of German-Jewish studies / Mark H. Gelber -- Louis Finkelstein, Mordecai Kaplan, and American 'Jewish contributions to civilization' / David Biale
Description / Table of Contents:
'Jewish contribution to civilization' and its implications for notions of "Jewish superiority" in the modern period / Richard I. Cohen -- Discourses of civilization : the shifting course of modern Jewish motif / David N. Myers -- From counterculture to subculture to multiculture : the "Jewish contribution" then and now / Moshe Rosman -- Day of gladness or day of madness? : modern discussions of the ancient Sabbath / Elliott Horowitz -- The "Jewish contribution" to Christianity / David Berger -- Judaism, Islam, and Hellenism : the conflict in Germany over the origins of kultur / Susannah Heschel -- From Sephardi to Oriental : the "decline" theory of Jewish civilization in the Middle East and North Africa / Daniel Schroeter -- From admission ticket to contribution : remarks on the history of an apologetic argument / Yaacov Shavit -- German-Jewish literature and culture and the field of German-Jewish studies / Mark H. Gelber -- Louis Finkelstein, Mordecai Kaplan, and American "Jewish contributions to civilization" / David Biale
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
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