Jews and words Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oz, Amos.

Contributor:

Oz-Salzberger, Fania.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Intellectual life.

Jews.

Jews--Origin.

Jews--History.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Hebrew literature--History and criticism.

Hebrew literature.

Judaism--History.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 232 p. ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.

Summary:

The authors roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews and words. Father and daughter tell the tales behind Judaism's most enduring names, adages, disputes, texts, and quips. These words, they argue, compose the chain connecting Abraham with the Jews of every subsequent generation. From the unnamed, possibly female author of the Song of Songs through obscure Talmudists to contemporary writers, they suggest that Jewish continuity, even Jewish uniqueness, depends not on central places, monuments, heroic personalities, or rituals but rather on written words and an ongoing debate between the generations.

Contents:

Continuity

Vocal women

Time and timelessness

Each person has a name; or, do Jews need Judaism?

Notes:

"A companion volume to the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-223) and index.

ISBN:

9780300156478 (cloth : alk. paper)

0300156472 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780300205848

0300205848

OCLC:

785874512