Schocken Books 2002 Hardcover New Illustrated edition. 1196 pages. 9.75x7.05x0.25 inches.

ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Schocken] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Schocken Books Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. WITH MORE THAN 100 BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT Who are "the Jews"? Scattered over much of the world throughout most of their three-thousand-year-old history, are they one people or many? How do they resemble and how do they differ from Jews in other places and times? What have their relationships been to the cultures of their neighbors? To address these and similar questions, twenty-three of the finest scholars of our day--archaeologists, cultural historians, literary critics, art historians, folklorists, and historians of relation, all affiliated with major academic institutions in the United States, Israel, and France--have contributed their insight to Cultures of the Jews. The premise of their endeavor is that although Jews have always had their own autonomous traditions, Jewish identity cannot be considered immutable, the fixed product of either ancient ethnic or religious origins. Rather, it has shifted and assumed new forms in response to the cultural environment in which the Jews have lived. Building their essays on specific cultural artifacts--a poem, a letter, a traveler's account, a physical object of everyday or ritual use--that were made in the period and locale they study, the contributors describe the cultural interactions among different Jews--from rabbis and scholars to non-elite groups, including women--as well as ...

ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Schocken Books Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. WITH MORE THAN 100 BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT Who are "the Jews"? Scattered over much of the world throughout most of their three-thousand-year-old history, are they one people or many? How do they resemble and how do they differ from Jews in other places and times? What have their relationships been to the cultures of their neighbors? To address these and similar questions, twenty-three of the finest scholars of our day--archaeologists, cultural historians, literary critics, art historians, folklorists, and historians of relation, all affiliated with major academic institutions in the United States, Israel, and France--have contributed their insight to Cultures of the Jews. The premise of their endeavor is that although Jews have always had their own autonomous traditions, Jewish identity cannot be considered immutable, the fixed product of either ancient ethnic or religious origins. Rather, it has shifted and assumed new forms in response to the cultural environment in which the Jews have lived. Building their essays on specific cultural artifacts--a poem, a letter, a traveler's account, a physical object of everyday or ritual use--that were made in the period and locale they study, the contributors describe the cultural interactions among different Jews--from rabbis and scholars to non-elite groups, including women--as well as ...
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ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Schocken] Hardcover New York, Schocken, 2002. 1196 pp. Fine copy. Hardcover with dustjacket. A collection of essays by twenty-three international scholars Lay readers already hooked on Jewish history will be endlessly fascinated, and those seeking a solid state-of-the art introduction to the field will find it here, with ample reference to other, more specialized or canonical works (The Jerusalem Report). Jewish history , Ancient Judaism, Middle Ages, Modern Jewish History.
[Amsterdam, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 2002]

ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Schocken] Hardcover First Edition Light scuffing to the exterior edge of pages only. Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; 7.31 X 2.31 X 9.52 inches; 1196 pages
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ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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ISBN10: 0805241310, ISBN13: 9780805241310, [publisher: Shocken Books, New York, New York] Softcover Cover is in excellent condition. DJ is unclipped and in very good condition. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]

Schocken 2002-10-15 Hardcover Good Textbook, May Have Highlights, Notes and/or Underlining, BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE, NO CD, Ships with Emailed Tracking.