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The Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion by Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi, 1924-2015, editor; Wigoder, Geoffrey, 1922- editor is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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xviii, 764 pages ; 26 cm This comprehensive dictionary of the Jewish religion contains nearly 2,400 alphabetically arranged entries ranging from short definitions to lengthy essays on major topics. It is the most accessible and complete one-volume resource available for information on the concepts, beliefs, and practices of historical and contemporary Jewish religious practice. The combined effort of Israeli, American, and European scholars, this dictionary reflects the great variety of Jewish religious expression, from the traditional approaches to such recent variations as Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Judaism. The work also includes biographical sketches of important personalities associated with the development of the Jewish religion over the centuries, articles on the mystical tradition and folklore, and entities addressing the more recent religious issues posed by the existence of the State of Israel Includes bibliographical references Aaron -- to -- Zusya of Hanipoli

Author

Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi, 1924-2015, editor; Wigoder, Geoffrey, 1922- editor

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195086058

Subjects

Judaism, Religion