| The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth: Challenge or Response? Contributor(s): Breslauer, S. Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791436020 ISBN-13: 9780791436028 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth offers a panorama of diverse definitions of myth, understandings of Judaism, and competing evaluations of the "mythic" element in religion. The contributors focus on the problem of defining myth as a category in religious studies, examine modern religion and the role of myth in a "secularized" world, and look at specific cases of Jewish myth from biblical through modern times. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296 |
| LCCN: 97-7430 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.95" W x 8.98" (0.97 lbs) 317 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth offers a panorama of diverse definitions of myth, understandings of Judaism, and competing evaluations of the mythic element in religion. The contributors focus on the problem of defining myth as a category in religious studies, examine modern religion and the role of myth in a secularized world, and look at specific cases of Jewish myth from biblical through modern times. |