Rabbi on the Ganges

A Jewish-Hindu Encounter

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Rabbi on the Ganges: A Jewish-Hindu Encounter is the first work to engage the new terrain of Hindu-Jewish religious encounter.The book offers understanding into points of contact between the two religions of Hinduism and Judaism. Providing an important comparative account, the work illuminates key ideas and practices within the traditions, surfacing commonalities between the jnana and Torah study, karmakanda and Jewish ritual, and between the different Hindu philosophic schools and Jewish thought and mysticism, along with meditation and the life of prayer and Kabbalah and creating dialogue around ritual, mediation, worship, and dietary restrictions. The goal of the book is not only to unfold the content of these faith traditions but also to create a religious encounter marked by mutual and reciprocal understanding and openness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-08-10
Mått:154 x 217 x 22 mm
Vikt:435 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498597104

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion
Judendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Alan Brill is the Cooperman/Ross Endowed Chair in honor of Sr. Rose Thering for Jewish-Christian Studies at Seton Hall University and author of several books including Judaism and Other Religions and Judaism and World Religions.

Recensioner i media

Brill’s serious, respectful treatment of the Jewish-Hindu encounter in Rabbi on the Ganges provides much needed breathing room for Jewish lay readers to think about Hinduism with a respected Modern Orthodox Jewish writer who clearly cherishes his experience. . . . Brill approaches Hinduism with an appreciative eye, looking not to debunk, but to find riches. . . The riches in Rabbi on the Ganges are many, and the text also points to places for further, important developments for Jewish readers interested in Hinduism. . . . We can only speculate what the world Judaism of today would like if the majority of the Jewish diaspora had settled in Southeast Asia, or in India in particular. It is a tantalizing thought experiment, through which Brill would be a most enjoyable guide.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgments Encountering Hinduism From A Jewish PerspectiveVedic Worldview Darshan-PhilosophiesHindu DenominationsHindu Texts and Piety GodlinessWorship Karma-KandaModernityEpilogue: The Malida Offering BibliographyAbout the Author