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The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations (Paperback): Josef Meri The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations (Paperback)
Josef Meri
R1,400 Discovery Miles 14 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as well as points of conflict, within a historical framework. Among other goals, the volume seeks to correct common misperceptions about the history of Muslim-Jewish relations by complicating familiar political narratives to include dynamics such as the cross-influence of literary and intellectual traditions. Reflecting unique and original collaborations between internationally-renowned contributors, the book is intended to spark further collaborative and constructive conversation and scholarship in the academy and beyond.

German Neo-Pietism, the Nation and the Jews - Religious Awakening and National Identities Formation, 1815-1861 (Hardcover):... German Neo-Pietism, the Nation and the Jews - Religious Awakening and National Identities Formation, 1815-1861 (Hardcover)
Doron Avraham
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book focuses on the national conceptualization of Judaism and Jews by German neo-Pietists from the early Restoration (1815) until the New Era (neue AEra, 1858-1861), at which point Prussia and other German states embarked on a liberal course. The book demonstrates how a certain understanding of nationalism by Awakened Christians, who were associated with political conservatism, was applied to themselves as belonging to a German nation, and correspondingly to Jews as members of a distinct Jewish nation. It argues that this kind of nationalization by neo-Pietists-among them theologians, intellectuals, and members of the agrarian aristocracy-was interwoven with their religion of the heart, and drew on a tradition of a community of kinship established by the earlier German Pietism since the late seventeenth century. The book sheds new light on the accommodation of nationalism by German Pietist conservatives, who so far were considered as opponents of the national idea. At the same time, it shows that their posture towards Jews was not merely anti-Semitic. It emerged from a specific religious-national synthesis, and aimed at an alternative solution to the Jewish Question, other than emancipation, in the form of Jewish national political independence.

Koren Mikraot Hadorot, V13 - Shemot (Hardcover): Koren Publishers Koren Mikraot Hadorot, V13 - Shemot (Hardcover)
Koren Publishers
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Abrahamic Archetype - Conceptual and Historical Relationships Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Hardcover): Samuel... The Abrahamic Archetype - Conceptual and Historical Relationships Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Hardcover)
Samuel Zinner
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'The Abrahamic Archetype' is a major scholarly achievement that sheds light on what is similar and what is distinctive in the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It examines the interplay between outward historical forces in religious and esoteric domains and the inward worlds of transcendent values and ideas. Intellectual archetypes, or constellations of religious and esoteric ideas, are the principles which determine the organic integration of outward historical influences which the various religions encounter and share. Zinner emphasizes the unity and diversity of faith which characterize esoteric traditions of Jewish Kabbalah, Sunni Sufism, Shi'i Gnosis, and Christian theology, especially accentuating the dogmas of the Trinity, Christology, and crucifixion on the one hand, and on the other, esoteric ideas regarding unio mystica (mystical union) in the three Abrahamic faiths. The book contains a detailed reconstruction of the esoteric traditions, theology, and history of Jewish Christianity beginning in the era of Jesus' 'brother' and successor James the Just and elucidates to what extent this Jamesian Christianity might parallel Islamic history and ideas.

Jewish Law Annual Volume 20 (Paperback): Berachyahu Lifshitz Jewish Law Annual Volume 20 (Paperback)
Berachyahu Lifshitz
R1,256 R904 Discovery Miles 9 040 Save R352 (28%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Volume 20 of The Jewish Law Annual features six detailed studies. The first three articles consider questions which fall under the rubric of halakhic methodology. The final three articles address substantive questions regarding privacy, cohabitation and medical triage. All three 'methodological' articles discuss creative interpretation of legal sources. Two (Cohen and Gilat) consider the positive and forward-thinking aspects of such halakhic creativity. The third (Radzyner) examines tendentious invocation of new halakhic arguments to advance an extraneous interest. Cohen explores positive creativity and surveys the innovative midrashic exegeses of R. Meir Simha Hakohen of Dvinsk, demonstrating his willingness to base rulings intended for implementation on such exegesis. Gilat examines exegetical creativity as to the laws of capital offenses. Midrashic argumentation enables the rabbinical authorities to set aside the literal sense of the harsh biblical laws, and implement more suitable penological policies. On the other hand, Radzyner's article on tendentious innovation focuses on a situation where novel arguments were advanced in the context of a power struggle, namely, Israeli rabbinical court efforts to preserve jurisdiction. Two articles discuss contemporary dilemmas. Spira & Wainberg consider the hypothetical scenario of triage of an HIV vaccine, analyzing both the talmudic sources for resolving issues related to allocating scarce resources, and recent responsa. Warburg discusses the status of civil marriage and cohabitation vis-a-vis payment of spousal maintenance: can rabbinical courts order such payment? Schreiber's article addresses the question of whether privacy is a core value in talmudic law: does it indeed uphold a 'right to privacy,' as recent scholars have claimed? The volume concludes with a review of Yuval Sinai's Application of Jewish Law in the Israeli Courts (Hebrew).

Books of Enoch - Complete Edition, the (Hardcover): Paul C Schnieders Books of Enoch - Complete Edition, the (Hardcover)
Paul C Schnieders
R696 Discovery Miles 6 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Islam, Jews and the Temple Mount - The Rock of Our/Their Existence (Hardcover): Yitzhak Reiter, Dvir Dimant Islam, Jews and the Temple Mount - The Rock of Our/Their Existence (Hardcover)
Yitzhak Reiter, Dvir Dimant
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This study presents the first comprehensive survey of the abundant early Islamic sources that recognize the historical Jewish bond to the Temple Mount (Masjid al-Aqsa) and Jerusalem. Analyzing these sources in light of the views of contemporary Muslim religious scholars, thinkers and writers, who - in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict - deny any Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and promote the argument that no Jewish Temple ever stood on the Temple Mount. The book describes how this process of denying Jewish ties to the site has become the cultural rationale for UNESCO decisions in recent years regarding holy sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Hebron, which use Muslim Arabic terminology and overlook the Jewish (and Christian) history and sanctification of these sites. Denying the Jewish ties to the Temple Mount for political purposes inadvertently undermines the legitimacy of Islam's sanctification of Al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock as well as the credibility of the most important sources in Arabic, which constitute the classics of Islam and provide the foundation for its culture and identity. Identifying and presenting the Jewish sources in the Bible, Babylonian Talmud and exegesis on which these Islamic traditions are based, this volume is a key resource for readers interested in Islam, Judaism, religion and political science and history in the Middle East.

Paul and Palestinian Judaism - 40th Anniversary Edition (Paperback): E.P. Sanders Paul and Palestinian Judaism - 40th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)
E.P. Sanders
R982 R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Save R191 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

E. P. Sanders is Arts and Sciences Professor of Religion Emeritus at Duke University and has taught at McMaster University and Queen's College, Oxford.

Koren Talmud Bavli Noe Edition - Volume 32: Avoda Zara Horayot, Hebrew/English, B & W Editon (Hardcover): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli Noe Edition - Volume 32: Avoda Zara Horayot, Hebrew/English, B & W Editon (Hardcover)
Adin Steinsaltz
R1,015 R898 Discovery Miles 8 980 Save R117 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1c, Daf 35a-51b, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1c, Daf 35a-51b, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback)
Adin Steinsaltz
R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1b, Daf 17b-34b, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback): Jonathan Sacks Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1b, Daf 17b-34b, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback)
Jonathan Sacks
R230 Discovery Miles 2 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Koren Talmud Bavli Noe Edition - Volume 31: Makkot Shevuot, Hebrew/English, B&w Edition (Hardcover): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli Noe Edition - Volume 31: Makkot Shevuot, Hebrew/English, B&w Edition (Hardcover)
Adin Steinsaltz
R1,004 R887 Discovery Miles 8 870 Save R117 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Bill T Arnold, John H. Choi A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Bill T Arnold, John H. Choi
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax introduces and abridges the syntactical features of the original language of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. An intermediate-level reference grammar for Biblical Hebrew, it assumes an understanding of elementary phonology and morphology, and it defines and illustrates the fundamental syntactical features of Biblical Hebrew that most intermediate-level readers struggle to master. The volume divides Biblical Hebrew syntax and morphology into four parts. The first three cover the individual words (nouns, verbs, and particles) with the goal of helping the reader move from morphological and syntactical observations to meaning and significance. The fourth section moves beyond phrase-level phenomena and considers the larger relationships of clauses and sentences. Since publication of the first edition, research on Biblical Hebrew syntax has substantially evolved. This new edition incorporates these developments through detailed descriptions of grammatical phenomena from a linguistics approach. It retains the labels and terminology used in the first edition to maintain continuity with the majority of entry-level and more advanced grammars.

Arguing about Judaism - A Rabbi, a Philosopher and a Revealing Debate (Hardcover): Peter Cave, Dan Cohn-Sherbok Arguing about Judaism - A Rabbi, a Philosopher and a Revealing Debate (Hardcover)
Peter Cave, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
R3,908 Discovery Miles 39 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Arguing about Judaism differs from other introductions to Judaism. It is unique, not solely in its engaging dialogues between a Reform rabbi and a humanist, atheist philosopher, but also in its presentation of and challenges to the fundamental religious beliefs of the Jewish heritage and their relevance to today's Jewish community. The dialogues contain both Jewish narratives and philosophical responses, with topics ranging from the nature of God to controversies over sexual relations, animal welfare and the environment - from antisemitism to the state of Israel and Zionism. Although the rabbi and philosopher argue strongly, clearly enjoying the cut and thrust of debate, they do so with sensitivity, charm and respect, revealing the rich intricacies of the Jewish religion and contemporary Jewish life. While essential reading for those studying Judaism and Jewish history, the book aims to stimulate debate more generally amongst Jews and non-Jews, the religious and the atheist - all those with a general interest in religion and philosophy.

Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1d, Daf 51b-64a, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1d, Daf 51b-64a, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback)
Adin Steinsaltz
R222 Discovery Miles 2 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy - 750-500 BCE (Paperback): David Aberbach Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy - 750-500 BCE (Paperback)
David Aberbach
R1,316 Discovery Miles 13 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy is a radically new interpretation of prophetic poetry. Using more than thirty new translations from the Hebrew Bible, it shows that this poetry is inseparable from imperialism, that each of the three major waves of biblical prophecy which have survived in the Old Testament occurred in response to simultaneous waves of imperialist conquest.

#Parasha - Weekly Insights from a Leading Israeli Journalist (Hardcover): Sivan Rahav-Meir #Parasha - Weekly Insights from a Leading Israeli Journalist (Hardcover)
Sivan Rahav-Meir
R589 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R61 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Koren Talmud Bavli, Vol. 28 - Bava Batra Part 2, B & W Edition, Hebrew/English (Hardcover): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli, Vol. 28 - Bava Batra Part 2, B & W Edition, Hebrew/English (Hardcover)
Adin Steinsaltz
R994 R877 Discovery Miles 8 770 Save R117 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ethical Monotheism - A Philosophy of Judaism (Paperback): Ehud Benor Ethical Monotheism - A Philosophy of Judaism (Paperback)
Ehud Benor
R1,277 Discovery Miles 12 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The term Ethical Monotheism is an important marker in Judaism's tumultuous transition into the modern era. The term emerged in the context of culture-wars concerning the question of whether or not Jews could or should become emancipated citizens of modern European states. It appeared in arguments whether or not Judaism could be considered a Religion of Reason-a symbolic, motivational representation of a universal morality, and in debates about whether or not Judaism could or should reform itself into a Religion of Reason. This book is both a decisive departure from such discussions and an attempt to add a further, post-modern, statement to their ongoing development. As departure, it refuses to take for granted a philosophical conception of Religion of Reason as the standard for Ethical Monotheism according to which Judaism was to be evaluated or reformed. As continuation, the book undertakes a phenomenology of Jewish modes of ethical religiosity that allows it to inquire what kind of ethical monotheism Judaism might be. Through sophisticated analysis of select "snapshots," or "fragments of a hologram," guided by a robust theory of religion, the author discloses Judaic ethical monotheism as an ongoing wrestling with the meaning of justice. By closely examining five main "snapshots" of this long process-the Bible, rabbinic Judaism, Maimonides, The Zohar, and the modern philosophers, Buber and Levinas-the author offers his own constructive philosophy of Judaism and his own distinctive philosophy of religion. Ethical Monotheism offers a new way to think about Judaism as a religion and as a coherent philosophical debate, and demonstrates the need to integrate philosophy, history, cognitive psychology, anthropology, theology, and history of science in the study of "religion."

Liberal Religion - Progressive versions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Paperback): Emanuel De Kadt Liberal Religion - Progressive versions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Paperback)
Emanuel De Kadt
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in religion and religious issues. Some have linked this to a neo-liberal form of individualism, while others noted that secularism has left people bereft of a humanly necessary link with the transcendent. The importance of identity issues has also been remarked upon. This book examines how liberal forms of religion are allowing people to engage with religion on their own terms, while also feeling part of something more universal. Looking at liberal approaches to the Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Protestant and Roman Catholic Christianity and Islam - this book teases out how postmodern culture has shaped the way in which people engage with these religions. It also compares and contrasts how liberal thinking and theology have been expressed in each of the faiths examined, as well as the reactionary responses to its emergence. By considering how liberalism has influenced the narrative around the Abrahamic faiths, this book demonstrates how malleable faith and spirituality can be. As such, it will be of interest to scholars working in Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology and Cultural Anthropology.

Rabbis of our Time - Authorities of Judaism in the Religious and Political Ferment of Modern Times (Paperback): Marek Cejka,... Rabbis of our Time - Authorities of Judaism in the Religious and Political Ferment of Modern Times (Paperback)
Marek Cejka, Roman Koran
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The term 'rabbi' predominantly denotes Jewish men qualified to interpret the Torah and apply halacha, or those entrusted with the religious leadership of a Jewish community. However, the role of the rabbi has been understood differently across the Jewish world. While in Israel they control legally powerful rabbinical courts and major religious political parties, in the Jewish communities of the Diaspora this role is often limited by legal regulations of individual countries. However, the significance of past and present rabbis and their religious and political influence endures across the world. Rabbis of Our Time provides a comprehensive overview of the most influential rabbinical authorities of Judaism in the 20th and 21st Century. Through focussing on the most theologically influential rabbis of the contemporary era and examining their political impact, it opens a broader discussion of the relationship between Judaism and politics. It looks at the various centres of current Judaism and Jewish thinking, especially the State of Israel and the USA, as well as locating rabbis in various time periods. Through interviews and extracts from religious texts and books authored by rabbis, readers will discover more about a range of rabbis, from those before the formation of Israel to the most famous Chief Rabbis of Israel, as well as those who did not reach the highest state religious functions, but influenced the relation between Judaism and Israel by other means. The rabbis selected represent all major contemporary streams of Judaism, from ultra-Orthodox/Haredi to Reform and Liberal currents, and together create a broader picture of the scope of contemporary Jewish thinking in a theological and political context. An extensive and detailed source of information on the varieties of Jewish thinking influencing contemporary Judaism and the modern State of Israel, this book is of interest to students and scholars of Jewish Studies, as well as Religi

Rabbinic Judaism - Space and Place (Paperback): David Kraemer Rabbinic Judaism - Space and Place (Paperback)
David Kraemer
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the aftermath of the conquest of the Holy Land by the Romans and their destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 CE, Jews were faced with a world in existential chaos-both they and their God were rendered homeless. In a religious tradition that had equated Divine approval with peaceful dwelling on the Land, this situation was intolerable. So the rabbis, aspirants for leadership of the post-destruction Jewish community, appropriated inherited traditions and used them as building blocks for a new religious structure. Not unexpectedly, given the circumstances, this new rabbinic formation devoted considerable attention to matters of space and place. Rabbinic Judaism: Space and Place offers the first comprehensive study of spatiality in Rabbinic Judaism of late antiquity, exploring how the rabbis reoriented the Jewish relationship with space and place following the destruction of the Jerusalem temple. Drawing upon the insights of theorists such as Tuan and LeFebvre, who define the crisis that "homelessness" represents and argue for the deep relationship of human societies to their places, the book examines the compositions of the rabbis and discovers both a surprisingly aggressive rabbinic spatial imagination as well as places, most notably the synagogue, where rabbinic attention to space and place is suppressed or absent. It concludes that these represent two different but simultaneous rabbinic strategies for re-placing God and Israel-strategies that at the same time allow God and Israel to find a place anywhere. This study offers new insight into the centrality of space and place to rabbinic religion after the destruction of the Temple, and as such would be a key resource to students and scholars interested in rabbinic and ancient Judaism, as well as providing a major new case study for anthropologists interested in the study of space.

Jewish Memory and the Cosmopolitan Order (Paperback): N Sznaider Jewish Memory and the Cosmopolitan Order (Paperback)
N Sznaider
R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Natan Sznaider offers a highly original account of Jewish memory and politics before and after the Holocaust. It seeks to recover an aspect of Jewish identity that has been almost completely lost today - namely, that throughout much of their history Jews were both a nation and cosmopolitan, they lived in a constant tension between particularism and universalism. And it is precisely this tension, which Sznaider seeks to capture in his innovative conception of rooted cosmopolitanism', that is increasingly the destiny of all peoples today. The book pays special attention to Jewish intellectuals who played an important role in advancing universal ideas out of their particular identities. The central figure in this respect is Hannah Arendt and her concern to build a better world out of the ashes of the Jewish catastrophe. The book demonstrates how particular Jewish affairs are connected to current concerns about cosmopolitan politics like human rights, genocide, international law and politics. Jewish identity and universalist human rights were born together, developed together and are still fundamentally connected. This book will appeal both to readers interested in Jewish history and memory and to anyone concerned with current debates about citizenship and cosmopolitanism in the modern world.

Koren Talmud Bavli, Vol. 27 - Bava Batra Part 1, English, Daf Yomi (Hardcover): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli, Vol. 27 - Bava Batra Part 1, English, Daf Yomi (Hardcover)
Adin Steinsaltz
R1,002 R885 Discovery Miles 8 850 Save R117 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Koren Tehillim with Illustrations by Baruch Nachson (Hardcover): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Tehillim with Illustrations by Baruch Nachson (Hardcover)
Adin Steinsaltz
R720 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Save R73 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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