Judaism : an introduction / by Oliver Leaman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leaman, Oliver, 1950- author.

Series:

I.B. Tauris introductions to religion.

I.B. Tauris introductions to religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The story of Judaism is a story of paradox. It is the story of how a small cluster of desert tribes gave birth to a monotheistic doctrine that profoundly shaped the history of human civilization. It is the story of how that initially obscure desert doctrine came to be codified into the Hebrew Bible, one of the world's greatest works of literature. It is the story of how a small minority came to be viewed by the majority as disproportionately powerful and, following pogrom and Holocaust, were driven to the edge of extinction. And it is the story of how a displaced people, globally dispersed

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. The Bible in Jewish History; 2. Exile; 3. Conflict and Survival; 4. What Jews Do; 5. Festivals and Rites of Passage; 6. Issues; Illustration, Map and Picture Credits; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-243) and index.

ISBN:

9786613048400

9780755625475

0755625471

9781283048408

128304840X

9780857719089

0857719084

OCLC:

709606637