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Same God, Other god - Judaism, Hinduism, and the Problem of Idolatry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
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Same God, Other god - Judaism, Hinduism, and the Problem of Idolatry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Series: Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice
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Jews often consider Hinduism to be Avoda Zara, idolatry, due to its
worship of images and multiple gods. Closer study of Hinduism and
of recent Jewish attitudes to it suggests the problem is far more
complex. In the process of considering Hinduism's status as Avoda
Zara, this book revisits the fundamental definitions of Avoda Zara
and asks how we use the category. By appealing to the history of
Judaism's view of Christianity, author Alon Goshen-Gottstein seeks
to define what Avoda Zara is and how one might recognize the same
God in different religions, despite legal definitions. Through a
series of leading questions, the discussion moves from a blanket
view of Hinduism as idolatry to a recognition that all religions
have aspects that are idolatrous and non-idolatrous.
Goshen-Gottstein explains how the category of idolatry itself must
be viewed with more nuance. Introducing this nuance, he asserts,
leads one away from a globalized view of an entire tradition in
these terms.
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