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Creating Judaism - by Michael Satlow (Hardcover)

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  • How can we define "Judaism," and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews in Israel?
  • About the Author: Michael L. Satlow is associate professor of religious studies and Judaic studies at Brown University.
  • 360 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Judaism

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How can we define "Judaism," and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews in Israel? Michael L. Satlow offers a fresh perspective on Judaism that recognizes both its similarities and its immense diversity. Presenting snapshots of Judaism from around the globe and throughout history, Satlow explores the links between vastly different communities and their Jewish traditions. He studies the geonim, rabbinical scholars who lived in Iraq from the ninth to twelfth centuries; the intellectual flourishing of Jews in medieval Spain; how the Hasidim of nineteenth-century Eastern Europe confronted modernity; and the post-World War II development of distinct American and Israeli Jewish identities. Satlow pays close attention to how communities define themselves, their relationship to biblical and rabbinic texts, and their ritual practices. His fascinating portraits reveal the amazingly creative ways Jews have adapted over time to social and political challenges and continue to remain a "Jewish family."



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This book will give readers a new perspective on a very old product of human creativity.--CHOICE



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Michael L. Satlow is associate professor of religious studies and Judaic studies at Brown University. He is the author of Jewish Marriage in Antiquity and Tasting the Dish: Rabbinic Rhetorics of Sexuality.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 6.31 Inches (W) x .93 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 360
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Judaism
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Theme: History
Format: Hardcover
Author: Michael Satlow
Language: English
Street Date: December 19, 2006
TCIN: 1009429729
UPC: 9780231134880
Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-2885
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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