The Other in Jewish Thought and History: Constructions of Jewish Culture and Identity (New Perspectives on Jewish Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814779905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cohn IS Associate Professor of Religion and Philip and Muriel Berman Scholar in Jewish Studies at Lafayette College, author of The Shape of Sacred Space: Four Biblical Studies, and co-author of Exploring the Hebrew Bible.. About the AuthorLaurence J. Silberstein is Philip and Muriel Berman Professor of Jewish Studies at Lehigh University, where he directs the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies.Robert L
Cohn IS Associate Professor of Religion and Philip and Muriel Berman Scholar in Jewish Studies at Lafayette College, author of The Shape of Sacred Space: Four Biblical Studies, and co-author of Exploring the Hebrew Bible.. Silberstein is Philip and Muriel Berman Professor of Jewish Studies at Lehigh University, where he directs the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies.Robert L. Laurence J
Wolfson (New York University).. Gilman (Cornell University), Hannan Hever (Tel Aviv University), Ross S. The contributors, a distinguished international group of scholars, explore the discursive processss through which Jewish identity and culture have been constructed, disseminated, and perpetuated.Among the topics addressed are: Others in the biblical world; the construction of gender in Roman-period Judaism; the Other as woman in the Greco-Roman world; the gentile as Other in rabbinic law; the feminine as Other in kabbalah; the reproduction of the Other in the Passover Ha
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