Book Summary
Comprehensive, covering all aspects of the religion from its formative age to the present day, this convenient reference features illustrations and reliable and detailed information about all the major subjects in Judaism. Compiled by two internationally renowned experts, and with over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary provides the reader with an invaluable reference aid to all areas of Judaism. It covers: * Different forms of the religion, such as Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and New Age Judaism, and its history from the formative age to the present day * Its institutions, religious practices and life-cycle rites such as Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah, Berit Milah * Key texts and people, including the oral and written Torah, Moses, the Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber * Holy days and festivals including Sabbath, Passover, Hanukkah, Sukkot and holy objects such as the Shofar, Lulab, Teffillin * Theological terms, doctrine and philosophy including entries on Purity and Pollution, Kavvanah and the Judaism of Holocaust and Redemption
Book Details
| Book Name | Routledge Dictionary Of Judaism |
| Author | Jacob Neusner, Alan Avery-peck Jacob Neusner, Alan Avery-peck |
| Publisher | Routledge (Feb 2004) |
| ISBN | 9780415302647 |
| Pages | 192 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1667 |
