| The Way Into the Varieties of Jewishness Contributor(s): Fishman, Sylvia Barack (Author) |
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ISBN: 158023030X ISBN-13: 9781580230308 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman helps us explore the religious and historical understanding of what it has meant to be Jewish from ancient times to the present controversy over ?Who is a Jew?? Beginning with the biblical period, this volume takes us period-by-period through Jewish history to reveal who the Jewish community included, and excluded, and discusses the fascinating range of historical conflicts that Jews have dealt with internally, including rationalists and ?Lithuanians against mystics and Hasidim, ? the Karaites, and Jews for Jesus. It will provide an understanding of how the Jewish people and faith developed, and of what the major religious differences are among Jewish movements today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296.09 |
| LCCN: 2006029730 |
| Series: Way Into... (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.32" W x 9.16" (1.17 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Modern - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An accessible introduction to the many ways Jews understand Jewishness and identify themselves and their communities--throughout history and today. For everyone who wants to understand the varieties of Jewish identity, its boundaries and inclusions, this book explores the religious and historical understanding of what it has meant to be Jewish from ancient times to the present controversy over "Who is a Jew?" Beginning with the biblical period, it takes readers era by era through Jewish history to reveal who the Jewish community included and excluded, and discusses the fascinating range of historical conflicts that Jews have dealt with internally. It provides an understanding of how the Jewish people and faith developed, and of what the major religious differences are among Jewish movements today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fishman, Sylvia Barack: - Sylvia Barack Fishman, PhD, a well-known author of many articles and books including Double or Nothing? Jewish Families and Mixed Marriage and Jewish Life and American Culture, is professor of contemporary Jewish life at Brandeis University, and codirector of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. She speaks frequently at temples and Jewish communal events as well as at academic conferences. |