Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies – serie
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Mysticism and Madness
The Religious Thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Av Zvi Mark
Häftad, 2009
632 kr
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This work offers a systematic description of the highly interesting mystical doctrine of one of the most influential thinkers in Jewish mysticism. Two hundred years since Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav's demise, his philosophical writings and literary creation remain lively and provocative materials in …
Messiahs and Resurrection in 'The Gabriel Revelation'
Av Israel Knohl
Häftad, 2009
490 kr
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This work offers an exploration of the formation of the conception of 'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation. It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text "The Gabriel Revelation" - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet …
To Be a Jew
Joseph Chayim Brenner as a Jewish Existentialist
Av Avi Sagi
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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To Be a Jew deals with the question of the meaning and rationale that the writer Joseph Chayim Brenner attributes to Jewish existence. Many of Brenner's readers assumed that Brenner completely negated Jewish existence and sought to form a new way of life completely disconnected from the traditional …
Saturn's Jews
On the Witches' Sabbat and Sabbateanism
Av Moshe Idel
Häftad, 2011
632 kr
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This book provides impressive dossier on the phenomenon of Saturnism, offering a new interpretation of aspects of Judaism, including the emergence of Sabbateanism. This book explores the phenomenon of Saturnism, namely the belief that the planet Saturn, as described by ancient astrology, influenced …
Mysticism and Madness
The Religious Thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Av Zvi Mark
Inbunden, 2009
2280 kr
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Two hundred years since Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav's demise, his philosophical writings and literary creation remain lively and provocative materials in both Jewish culture and the New-Age movement. Key elements of Rabbi Nachman's magic and magnetic force are illuminated in this research, which …
Messiahs and Resurrection in 'The Gabriel Revelation'
Av Israel Knohl
Inbunden, 2009
1996 kr
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This work offers an exploration of the formation of the conception of 'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation. It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text "The Gabriel Revelation" - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet …
Boundaries of Judaism
Inbunden, 2007
2138 kr
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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 …
Boundaries of Judaism
Häftad, 2007
575 kr
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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 …
Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism
Av Moshe Idel
Inbunden, 2008
3559 kr
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While many aspects of Sonship have been analyzed in books on Judaism, this book constitutes the first attempt to address the category of Sonship in Jewish mystical literature as a whole - a category much more vast than ever imagined. Idel's aim is to point out the many instances where Jewish …
Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism
Av Moshe Idel
Häftad, 2008
931 kr
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While many aspects of Sonship have been analyzed in books on Judaism, this book constitutes the first attempt to address the category of Sonship in Jewish mystical literature as a whole - a category much more vast than ever imagined. Idel's aim is to point out the many instances where Jewish …
Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life
Av Moshe Halbertal, Donniel Hartman
Inbunden, 2007
2138 kr
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Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open …
Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life
Av Moshe Halbertal, Donniel Hartman
Häftad, 2007
490 kr
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Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open …
Open Canon
On the Meaning of Halakhic Discourse
Av Avi Sagi
Inbunden, 2007
2138 kr
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In this groundbreaking study, Avi Sagi outlines a broad spectrum of answers to important questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text.This …
Open Canon
On the Meaning of Halakhic Discourse
Av Avi Sagi
Häftad, 2007
575 kr
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In this groundbreaking study Avi Sagi outlines a broad spectrum of answers to important questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text. This …
Transforming Identity
The Ritual Transition from Gentile to Jew - Structure and Meaning
Inbunden, 2007
2281 kr
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Of all Judaic rituals, that of giyyur is arguably the most radical: it turns a Gentile into a Jew - once and for all and irrevocably. The very possibility of such a transformation is anomalous, according to Jewish tradition, which regards Jewishness as an ascriptive status entered through birth to …
Transforming Identity
The Ritual Transition from Gentile to Jew - Structure and Meaning
Häftad, 2007
1073 kr
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Of all Judaic rituals, that of giyyur is arguably the most radical: it turns a Gentile into a Jew once and for all and irrevocably. The very possibility of such a transformation is anomalous, according to Jewish tradition, which regards Jewishness as an ascriptive status entered through birth to a …
Transforming Identity
The Ritual Transition from Gentile to Jew - Structure and Meaning
E-bok, 2007
1169 kr
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Of all Judaic rituals, that of giyyur is arguably the most radical: it turns a Gentile into a Jew - once and for all and irrevocably. The very possibility of such a transformation is anomalous, according to Jewish tradition, which regards Jewishness as an ascriptive status entered through birth to …
Open Canon
On the Meaning of Halakhic Discourse
Av Avi Sagi
E-bok, 2007
624 kr
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In this groundbreaking study Avi Sagi outlines a broad spectrum of answers to important questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text. This …
Boundaries of Judaism
E-bok, 2007
624 kr
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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 …
To Be a Jew
Joseph Chayim Brenner as a Jewish Existentialist
Av Avi Sagi
Häftad, 2011
556 kr
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This is an exploration of the existentialist Jewishness which is advocated, promoted and displayed in Brenner's writings. "To Be a Jew" deals with the question of the meaning and rationale that the writer Joseph Chayim Brenner attributes to Jewish existence. Many of Brenner's readers assumed that …
Messiahs and Resurrection in 'The Gabriel Revelation'
Av Israel Knohl
E-bok, 2009
530 kr
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It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text ''The Gabriel Revelation'' - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary paths to the understanding of the historical Jesus and the birth of Christianity. It explores the …
Saturn's Jews
On the Witches' Sabbat and Sabbateanism
Av Moshe Idel
Inbunden, 2011
2258 kr
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Tis title provides impressive dossier on the phenomenon of Saturnism, offering a new interpretation of aspects of Judaism, including the emergence of Sabbateanism. This book explores the phenomenon of Saturnism, namely the belief that the planet Saturn, as described by ancient astrology, influenced …
Disempowered King
Monarchy in Classical Jewish Literature
E-bok, 2011
686 kr
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Disempowered King studies the conception of kingship, and its status, powers and authority in Talmudic literature. The book deals with the conception of kingship against the background of the different approaches to kingship both in Biblical literature and in the political views prevalent in the …
Messiahs and Resurrection in 'The Gabriel Revelation'
Av Israel Knohl
E-bok, 2009
530 kr
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It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text 'The Gabriel Revelation' - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary paths to the understanding of the historical Jesus and the birth of Christianity. It explores the …
Rabbinic Creativity in the Modern Middle East
Av Zvi Zohar
Häftad, 2013
556 kr
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Rabbinic Creativity in the Modern Middle East provides a window for readers of English around the world into hitherto almost inaccessible halakhic and ideational writings expressing major aspects of the cultural intellectual creativity of Sephardic-Oriental rabbis in modern times. The text has …
Saturn's Jews
On the Witches' Sabbat and Sabbateanism
Av Moshe Idel
E-bok, 2011
686 kr
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This book explores the phenomenon of Saturnism, namely the belief that the planet Saturn, the seventh known planet in ancient astrology, was appointed upon the Jews, who celebrated the Sabbath, the seventh day of the Jewish week. Moshe Idel details how the anonymous, late 14th century Sefer …
Disempowered King
Monarchy in Classical Jewish Literature
Häftad, 2011
626 kr
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This is an absorbing and original study of the concept of kingship in classical Jewish literature, as well as three approaches to it found in the Bible. "Subordinated King" studies the conception of kingship, and its status, powers and authority in Talmudic literature. The book deals with the …
Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life
Av Moshe Halbertal, Donniel Hartman
E-bok, 2007
530 kr
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Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open …
Disempowered King
Monarchy in Classical Jewish Literature
Inbunden, 2011
2258 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Subordinated King studies the conception of kingship, and its status, powers and authority in Talmudic literature. The book deals with the conception of kingship against the background of the different approaches to kingship both in Biblical literature and in the political views prevalent in the …
Rabbinic Creativity in the Modern Middle East
Av Zvi Zohar
Inbunden, 2013
2258 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Rabbinic Creativity in the Modern Middle East provides a window for readers of English around the world into hitherto almost inaccessible halakhic and ideational writings expressing major aspects of the cultural intellectual creativity of Sephardic-Oriental rabbis in modern times. The text has …
