Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages through the Early Modern Period
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 2001
- Hardcover
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An excellent copy of this on Judaism in practice, which is one book in the series "Princeton Readings in Religion." Binding is solid, sturdy, and square. Interior is crisp, clean, and free of marks. Dust jacket has some light overall scuffing, and is a little worn along the top and bottom edges. Front cover has two small marks at the top near the spine. DJ is now protected in brodart. Overall a great copy of this text.
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- Title
- Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages through the Early Modern Period
- Author
- Lawrence Fine, Howard Tzvi Adelman, Avriel Bar Leva, Judith R. Baskin, Dan Ben-Amos, Kalman P. Bland, J. H. Chajes, Robert Chazan, Mark R. Cohen, Marc Michael Epstein, Paul Fenton, Lawrence Fine, Daniel Frank, S. D. Goitein, Matt Goldish, Arthur Green, Joel Hecker, Gershon David Hundert, Paula E. Hyman, Ephraim Kanarfogel, Lawrence Kaplan, Joel L. Kramer, Miles Krassen, Jonathan N. Lipman, Ivan G. Marcus, Daniel C. Matt, Renée Levine Melammed, Allan Nadler, Marc Saperstein, Raymond P. Scheindlin, Michael Swartz, Steven M. Wasserstrom, Chava Weissler
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0691057869
- ISBN 13
- 9780691057866
This collection of original materials provides a sweeping view of medieval and early modern Jewish ritual and religious practice. Including such diverse texts as ritual manuals, legal codes, mystical books, autobiographical writings, folk literature, and liturgical poetry, it testifies to the enormous variety of practices that characterized Judaism in the twelve hundred years between 600 and 1800 C.E. Its focus on religious practice and experience--how Judaism was actually lived by people from day to day--makes this anthology unique among the few sourcebooks available.
The volume encompasses the broad scope and complex texture of Jewish religious practice, taking into account many aspects of Jewish culture that have hitherto been relatively neglected: the religious life of ordinary people, the role and status of women, art and aesthetics, and marginalized as well as remote Jewish communities. It introduces such remarkable personalities as Moses Maimonides, Leon Modena, and Gluckel of Hameln, and presents extraordinary texts on festival practice, Torah study, mystical communities, meditation, exorcism, the practice of charity, and folk rites marking birth and death.
Representing state-of-the-art scholarship by distinguished academics from around the world, the volume includes many materials never before translated into English. Each text is preceded by an accessible introduction, making this book suitable for college and university students as well as a general audience. Whether read as a deliberate course of study or dipped into selectively for a glimpse into fascinating Jewish lives and places, Judaism in Practice holds rich rewards for any reader.
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