Redefining Judaism in an age of emancipation : comparative perspectives on Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860) / edited by Christian Wiese.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiese, Christian, 1961-

Series:

Studies in European Judaism ; v. 13.

Studies in European Judaism, 1568-5004 ; v. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reform Judaism--Germany--History--19th century.

Reform Judaism.

Holdheim, Samuel, 1806-1860.

Holdheim, Samuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (461 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume for the first time interprets the biography and philosophy of the German Jewish thinker Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860), shedding new light on a neglected phenomenon of nineteenth century Jewish intellectual history - the radical Reform Movement that started in Germany and culminated in the American Jewish Reform ideology. Leading scholars of modern Jewish history and thought from Germany, France, Belgium and the United States present a thorough reading of Holdheim's influential writings in the broader context of the debates within German Jewry about the modernization of Jewish identity in an age of political emancipation and cultural integration, including such controversial issues as the authority of the rabbinical tradition or the re-interpretation of the ceremonial laws.

Contents:

pt. I. Reformer, scholar, political thinker

pt. II. Holdheim in the context of the reform controversies

pt. III. Radical reform in comparative perspective.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-410) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-40012-2

9786611400125

90-474-1039-4

OCLC:

614496429

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047410393 DOI