Canonization and Alterity: Heresy in Jewish History, Thought, and Literature 3110667932, 9783110667936

Canonization and Alterity: Heresy in Jewish History, Thought, and Literature 3110671581, 9783110671582

This volume offers an examination of varied forms of expressions of heresy in Jewish history, thought and literature. Co

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Modern Jewish Thought on Crisis. Interpretation, Heresy, and History [1. ed.] 9783111342825, 9783111342887, 9783111343051

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Jewish Culture between Canon and Heresy 9781503634350

This career-spanning anthology from prominent Jewish historian David Biale brings over a dozen of his key essays togethe

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Language and Heresy in Ismaili Thought 9781593337810, 1593337817

Abu Hatim al-Razi (d. 322/934) was the Ismaili author of Kitab al-zina, a unique glossary of Islamic words. This book ex

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Evil: A History in Modern French Literature and Thought 9781472543585

In this original interdisciplinary approach to evil in modern Frenchliterature, Damian Catani shows how literary represe

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Sephardim and Ashkenazim: Jewish-Jewish Encounters in History and Literature 9783110695410, 9783110695304

Sephardic and Ashkenazic Judaism have long been studied separately. Yet, scholars are becoming ever more aware of the ne

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The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature 9780231534420

Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites

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Jewish Thought and Scientific Discovery in Early Modern Europe 9780300145953

This book is the first to examine closely the interaction between Jewish culture, medicine, and science during Europe�

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Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought 9781618117984

This volume presents the concepts of sin and failure in Jewish thought, weaving together biblical and rabbinic studies t

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Forms of Exile in Jewish Literature and Thought: Twentieth-Century Central Europe and Migration to America 9781644694060

This volumedeals with the concept of exile on many levels—from the literal to the metaphorical—combining analyses of pre

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