THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE JEWISH RELIGION

Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi, and Geoffrey Wigoder

ISBN 10: 0195086058 / ISBN 13: 9780195086058

Edité par Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1997

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This comprehensive dictionary of the Jewish religion contains nearly 2,400 alphabetically arranged entries ranging from short definitions to lengthy essays on major topics. It is the most accessible and complete one-volume resource available for information on the concepts, beliefs, and practices of historical and contemporary Jewish religious practice. This copy is clean and solid.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE JEWISH RELIGION
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, New York, NY
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0195086058
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780195086058
• Reliure: Cloth
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine

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Synopsis

The single-volume reference work covers the religious life of historical and contemporary Jewry. Entries range from brief definitions of terms to essays on major topics. The dictionary addresses all aspects of Jewish practice and Jewish law deriving from the traditional 613 biblical commandments as laid down in the Pentateuch and elaborated in rabbinic literature. Thorough treatment is given to both the Jewish theology of the Bible and Talmud and that of the philosophers of late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. Due consideration is also given to customs that have developed in different lands, including such communities as the Ethiopian and Indian Jews.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion is a fascinating single-volume reference work on the religious life of historical and contemporary Jewry. Entries range from brief, fifty-word definitions of terms to 3,000-word essays on major topics. The dictionary addresses all aspects of Jewish practice and Jewish law deriving from the traditional 613 biblical commandments as laid down in the Pentateuch and elaborated in rabbinic literature. Thorough treatment is given to both the Jewish theology of the Bible and Talmud and that of the philosophers of late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. Due consideration is also given to customs that have developed in different lands, including such communities as the Ethiopian and Indian Jews.