| Description |
1 online resource (204 pages) |
| Series |
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies |
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Kogod library of Judaic studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Modem Problem of ''Who are the Jews?''; Chapter 1 Pluralism, Tolerance and Deviance; Chapter 2 Deviance, Boundaries and Marginalization in Rabbinic Literature; Chapter 3 Intolerable Deviance and its Forms of Marginalization in Mediaeval Halakhic Writing; Chapter 4 The Hatam Sofer and the Boundaries of Orthodoxy; Chapter 5 Moshe Feinstein and the Boundaries of Orthodoxy; Chapter 6 Towards a Contemporary Theory of Boundaries; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
The factionalism and denominationalism of modern Jewry makes it supremely difficult to create a definition of the Jewish people. Instead of serving as a uniting force around which community is formed, Judaism has itself become a source of divisions. Consequently, attempts to identify beliefs or practices essential for membership in the Jewish people are almost doomed to failure. Aiming to take readers beyond the divisions that characterize modern Jewry, this book explores the ever contentious question of ""who is a Jew."" Through a historical survey of the shifting boundaries of Jewish identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Jews -- Identity.
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Jewish way of life.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Jewish way of life
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Jews -- Identity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441106971 |
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1441106979 |
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