Routledge handbook of Jewish ritual and practice / edited by Oliver Leaman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leaman, Oliver, 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Customs and practices.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (619 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs. Discussing the wide range of Jewish ritual and practice, this volume provides a contemporary guide to this significant aspect of religious life and experience. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, this volume describes not only what takes place, but the reasons behind this and the implications both the theory and practice have for our understanding of Judaism. Organised in terms of texts, periods, practices, languages, and relationships with the other, the book includes accounts of prayer, food, history, synagogues, and the various legal and ideological debates that exist within Judaism with the focus on how they influence practice. Coming at a time of renewed interest in the role of the body in religion, this book aims to bring the theoretical and scriptural issues which arise in this area of Jewish life and culture up to date. This volume is aimed at students and researchers working in Jewish Studies specifically, and religious studies in general. Designed to be helpful to those on courses in relevant areas, especially in the United States, this book includes substantial bibliographical material"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Jewish Bible / Oliver Leaman

Chapter 2 Midrash / Rachel Mikva

Chapter 3 Talmud / Gail Labovitz

Chapter 4 Jewish Law and Legal Pluralism / Adam Seligman Periods

Chapter 5 Archaeology / Benjamin Gordon

Chapter 6 Medieval Ashkenaz and Italy / Shalom Sabar

Chapter 7 Rituals in Medieval Book Culture / Katrin Kogman-Appel

Chapter 8 Material Culture in the Jewish Medieval World of Islam / Miriam Frenkel

Chapter 9 The Early Modern Period / Roni Weinstein

Chapter 10 Jewish Material Culture in the Modern Age / Jeffrey Shandler

Chapter 11 Sephardi and Ashkenazi / Yamin Levy

Chapter 12 Karaites / Shawn Lichaa

Chapter 13 Modern Orthodox / Samuel Heilman

Chapter 14 Haskalah / Olga Litvak

Chapter 15 Hasidim / Gadi Sagiv

Chapter 16 Conservatives / David Golinkin

Chapter 17 Reform / Oliver Leaman

Chapter 18 Social Justice / Eric Caplan

Chapter 19 American Jewish Families / David C. Dollahite, Trevan G. Hatch, Loren D. Marks

Chapter 20 A Jewish Family on TV Information / Oliver Leaman

Chapter 21 Circumcision / Oliver Leaman

Chapter 22 Body image / Jonathan Handelzalts and Shulamit Geller

Chapter 23 Hair / Amy Milligan

Chapter 24 Clothes / Oliver Leaman

Chapter 25 Food / Maria Diemling

Chapter 26 Shabat / Trevan G. Hatch & Loren D. Marks

Chapter 27 Secular Rituals / Avner Dinur

Chapter 28 Amen rituals and the New Age / Rivka Neriya-ben Shahar

Chapter 29 Sex and Marriage / Michael Broyde

Chapter 30 Music / Gordon Dale

Chapter 31 The State of Israel and Prayer / Vernon Kurtz

Chapter 32 Death and Dying / Simcha Raphael

Chapter 33 Alternative Funerals in Israel / Ana Prashizky

Chapter 34 Hebrew / Stefan Reif

Chapter 35 Judezmo / David Bunis

Chapter 36 Yiddish / Jan Schwarz

Chapter 37 Magic / Ortal-Paz Saar

Chapter 38 Disabilities / Abigail Uhrman

Chapter 39 The Parting of Ways: Early Christianity / Paul Hartog

Chapter 40 Christianity / Ruth Langer

Chapter 41 Samaritans / Reinhard Pummer

Chapter 42 Interfaith / Jonathan Romain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-303282-6

1-003-03282-6

1-000-59614-1

1-000-59621-4

9781003032823

OCLC:

1322841606