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An illustrated encyclopedia of Jewish history and Judaism : a history of the Jewish people, their religion and philosophy, traditions and practices / Lawrence Joffe & Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joffe, Lawrence, author.
- Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--History.
- Judaism.
- Judaism--History--Encyclopedias.
- Jews--History.
- Jews.
- Jews--History--Encyclopedias.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 512 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Jewish history and Judaism
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Lorenz Books, an imprint of Anness Publishing Limited, 2022.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: v. ONE A HISTORY OF THE JEWS
- Introducing Jewish History
- Jewish Traditions and Festivals
- The Shabbat
- Life Events
- ch. 1 Origins of a People, Birth of a Faith
- Introduction to the Patriarchs
- Canaan and the Birth of a Civilization
- The Israelites Move into Egypt
- Moses
- Return to Canaan
- The Age of Judges
- Settling on a Monarchy
- The Great Kings
- The Royal Houses of Israel and Judah
- The Age of Prophets
- The Northern Kingdom Falls
- ch. 2 Exile, Return and Dispersal
- Judea Alone
- By the Rivers of Babylon
- Reform Under Ezra
- Hellenism
- The Maccabees and Hasmoneans
- Pharisees, Sadducees and Messianism
- Israel and the Roman Empire
- Herod's Dynasty
- Rome and Iudaea
- Jesus
- The Rise of Christianity
- Rabbis Ascendant
- The Fall of the Second Temple
- The Final Revolt
- ch. 3 The Diaspora and the Rise of Christianity
- Survival in the Diaspora
- The Talmud
- Palestine After the Roman Conquest
- The Jewish
- -Christian Schism Deepens
- Babylon
- - The New Centre of Jewry
- Jews Under Byzantium
- Jewish Communities of the Mediterranean
- Changing Fortunes in Europe
- Jews of Pre-Islamic Persia and Arabia
- ch. 4 Judaism and Islam
- The Birth and Rise of Islam
- Jews Between Rival Caliphates
- Karaites and Khazars
- Spain
- A Cultural Melting Pot
- Rashi and the Jews of France
- ch. 5 From the Golden Age to the Inquisition
- The Golden Age of Spain
- Kabbalah
- - Jewish Mystical Tradition
- The First Jews of Eastern Europe
- The Age of Maimonides
- To the Four Corners of the World
- Jews of Norman England
- The Crusades and Jewish Life
- Anti-Semitism in 14th-century Europe
- Muslim Rulers of the Bible Lands
- The Fall of the Byzantine Empire
- Spain and the 1492 Expulsion of the Jews
- ch. 6 The Shift to Ashkenaz
- Jews in New Cultures
- Intellectual Stirrings
- Jewish Communities in Germany
- Jews in the Ottoman Empire
- Turks and Jews in the Holy Land
- The Dawn of the Ashkenazi Ascendancy
- Jewish Life in Holland and Baruch Spinoza
- Jews in England
- - The Return to Albion
- ch. 7 A Changing Faith
- A Crisis of Faith
- Hassidism
- Palestine
- - A Messianic Outpost
- Jews of North Africa and the Middle East
- The Partition of Poland
- Revolutionary Times
- The Russian Pale of Settlement
- 18th-century Modernity
- The Reform Movement
- Jews and Commerce
- - The Rothschilds
- ch. 8 Revolution and Emancipation
- Emancipation and Revolutionaries
- The Ostjuden and Yiddish Culture
- The Spectre of Anti-Semitism Revived
- The 19th-century Population Boom
- The USA
- - A New Promised Land
- Diasporas of the Southern Hemisphere
- Jews of the Late Ottoman Empire
- Jews in 19th-century Art and Culture
- Political Zionism
- ch. 9 World Wars and the Holocaust
- Europe at War
- Jews and the Bolshevik Revolution
- The Interwar Years
- Hitler Takes Power
- - Nazism Grows
- World War II Begins
- Holocaust
- - Final Solution
- The Aftermath of Genocide
- Cultural Responses to the Holocaust
- ch. 10 Zionism, Jerusalem and Israel
- Zionism
- - The Nationalist Divide
- Early Days in Palestine
- Jews in a Changing Middle East
- Palestine During World War II
- The Revival of an Ancient Language
- Oriental Immigration to Israel
- The War of Independence
- Jewish Demography After World War II
- ch. 11 Jewish Culture in Modern Society
- Israel in the Modern World
- Diaspora Life
- - The USA and Canada
- Diaspora Life - Great Britain and France
- Jews in Germany and Eastern Europe
- The Spread of Jewish Communities
- Diversity and Orthodox Revival
- Women in Jewish Society
- Medicine and Science
- Jewish Artists and Themes in Art
- Jewish Writers and Literature
- Hollywood and Beyond
- Music and Musicians
- Jewish Philosophers and Politicians
- Jewish Architecture Around the World
- v. TWO JUDAISM
- Introducing Judaism
- Jews in the Ancient World
- Rabbinic and Medieval Judaism
- Jews in the Early Modern Period
- Jews in the Modern World
- pt. I JEWISH TRADITIONS
- ch. 1 Ancient Judaism
- Ancient Hebrews
- Temple Judaism
- Prophetic Judaism
- Hellenistic Judaism
- Samaritans
- Sadducees
- Pharisees
- Essenes
- ch. 2 Rabbinic Judaism
- Introducing Rabbinic Judaism
- Early Mystical Judaism
- Kabbalistic Judaism
- Philosophical Judaism
- Lurianic Kabbalah
- Karaites
- Shabbateans
- Frankists
- ch. 3 Modern Judaism
- Orthodox Judaism
- Hasidism
- Conservative Judaism
- Reform Judaism
- Reconstructionist Judaism
- Humanistic Judaism
- Jewish Renewal
- Messianic Judaism
- ch. 4 Untraditional Judaism
- Religious Zionism
- Secular Zionism
- Modern Kabbalism
- The Jewish Left
- Jewish Feminism
- Gender Issues
- Jewish Buddhists
- Jews and the Environment
- Jewish Vegetarianism
- pt. II JEWISH BELIEF
- ch. 5 God
- The God of the Jews
- Unity of God
- Transcendence and Immanence
- Eternity
- Omnipotence
- Omniscience
- Creation
- Goodness
- ch. 6 God and Israel
- Providence
- Revelation
- Torah and Commandments
- Chosen People
- Love of God
- Fear of God
- Promised Land
- Prayer
- ch. 7 The Spiritual Path
- Bible
- Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud
- Ethics
- Sin and Repentance
- Compassion
- Benevolence
- Justice
- Holiness
- ch. 8 Messiah and the Hereafter
- Biblical Messiah
- Post-biblical Messiah
- Rabbinic Messiah
- The Messianic Age and Heaven
- Hell
- Jewish Messiahs
- Anti-messianism
- Death of the Afterlife
- pt. III JEWISH PRACTICE
- ch. 9 Worship
- Jewish Calendar
- Places of Worship
- Worship
- Sabbath
- Special Sabbaths
- Passover
- Shavuot
- Sukkot
- ch. 10 Festivals
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Fasts
- Hanukkah
- Punm
- Festivals of Joy
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Tishah B'Av
- ch. 11 Home Ceremonies
- Home
- Community Life
- Prayers and Blessings
- Parents and Children
- Dietary Laws
- Conversion
- Duties of the Heart
- Ritual Immersion
- ch. 12 Life Cycle Events
- Birth
- Rites of Passage
- Education
- Higher Education and Courtship
- Outward Signs
- Marriage
- Divorce
- Death and Mourning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references (page 497) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780754835448
- 0754835448
- OCLC:
- 1310396745
- Publisher Number:
- 99992874814
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