كتاب
The myth of the cultural Jew: culture and law in Jewish tradition
| العنوان: | The myth of the cultural Jew: culture and law in Jewish tradition |
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| المؤلفون: | Kwall, Roberta Rosenthal, 1955- author. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| وصف مادي: | xvii, 315 pages ; 24 cm |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Jewish law -- Philosophy., Judaism -- Doctrines., Jews -- Identity., Culture and law. |
| الوصف: | "A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition. This myth suggests that law and culture are independent of one another. In reality, however, much of Jewish culture has a basis in Jewish law. Similarly, Jewish law produces Jewish culture. A cultural analysis paradigm provides a useful way of understanding the Jewish tradition as the product of both legal precepts and cultural elements. This paradigm sees law and culture as inextricably intertwined and historically specific. This perspective also emphasizes the human element of law's composition and the role of existing power dynamics in shaping Jewish law. In light of this inevitable intersection between culture and law, The Myth of the Cultural Jew: Culture and Law in Jewish Tradition argues that Jewish culture is shallow unless it is grounded in Jewish law. Roberta Rosenthal Kwall develops and applies a cultural analysis paradigm to the Jewish tradition that departs from the understanding of Jewish law solely as the embodiment of Divine command. Her paradigm explains why both law and culture must matter to those interested in forging meaningful Jewish identity and transmitting the tradition"--Unedited summary from book jacket. |
| ملاحظة حول المحتويات: | The myth of the cultural Jew -- Culture, law, and the development of Jewish tradition -- Origins and development of Jewish law: a top-down view -- The norms of Jewish law observance: a bottom-up view -- The birth of Jewish denominations in modernity and their divergent views on Jewish law -- Foundational conflicts: "who is a Jew" and Sabbath laws -- Homosexuality -- Women and synagogue ritual -- The State of Israel's role in forging Jewish law and culture in the post-Holocaust era -- Jewish identity in the United States -- The lessons of cultural analysis. |
| Original Identifier: | (PromptCat)99962605977 ocn886382096 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Book |
| اللغة: | English |
| ردمك: | 978-0-19-537370-7 0-19-537370-7 |
| حقوق: | This record is part of the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and the Library of Congress. |
| ملاحظات: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edshlc.014346831.6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset |
| ردمك: | 9780195373707 0195373707 |
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