| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 216 pages) : illustrations. |
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Studying world religions |
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Studying world religions.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What is Judaism? -- Authority -- Worship, festivals and mysticism -- Beliefs -- Gender -- Politics -- Culture -- Memory -- Jews and others -- Jewish futures. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
This volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of Judaism. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, worship, society, material culture, thought and ethics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Judaism for the first time. Studying Judaism offers readers the chance to engage with a religious tradition as a diverse, living phenomenon. Its approach is 'critical' in two major respects: its use of the dimensional approach to the study of religions as an interpretive framework, and its fo. |
| Subject |
Judaism -- Study and teaching.
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Jewish religious education -- Philosophy.
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Judaism -- Case studies.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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Judaism -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00984412
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wright, Melanie Jane, 1970- Studying Judaism. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2012 9780826497192 (DLC) 2011033307 (OCoLC)746712296 |
| ISBN |
9781472538888 (electronic bk.) |
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1472538889 (electronic bk.) |
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9781623561970 (electronic bk.) |
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1623561973 (electronic bk.) |
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