A tree of life : diversity, flexibility, and creativity in Jewish law / Louis Jacobs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Louis

Series:

Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)

The Littman library of Jewish civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--Philosophy.

Jewish law.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 311 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2000.

Contents:

Introduction: Halakhah and Aggadah 3

1 The Talmud, Source of the Halakhah 14

2 The Spirit of Halakhah 25

3 Exemptions and Extensions 34

4 The Influence of Philosophy 42

5 The Influence of Mysticism and Kabbalah 59

6 Hasidism and Halakhah 72

7 Responses to the Gentile World 80

8 Halakhah and Sectarianism 93

9 Halakhic Responses to Social Change: General Principles 110

10 Halakhic Responses to Social Change: Further Examples 121

11 New Inventions and Discoveries and the Halakhah 152

12 Halakhah and Ethics 168

13 Halakhah and Social Conduct (Derekh Erets) 180

14 Halakhah and Psychology 186

15 Halakhah and Minhag: The Customs of the People as Law 206

16 Towards a Non-Fundamentalist Halakhah 220

Appendix A The Literary Form of the Halakhah 232

Appendix B The Problem of the Mamzer 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-282) and indexes.

ISBN:

187477448X

OCLC:

43323772