Jewish world: revelation, prophecy, and history
TitelThe Jewish world: revelation, prophecy, and history
Verfasser
Call number909.04924/0050
Inventarnummer10190
ErscheinungsortLondon, England
VerlagThames and Hudson
Erscheinungsjahr
1979
Seiten328p.,index,bibliography
MaterialBuch
ISBN9780500250662
Beschreibung
Eighteen eminent authorities suvey Jewish history from its beginnings down to the 20th century in an attempt to determine what makes Jewish people unique, resilient and adaptable. The question of what combination of religious faith, social organisation, intelluectual toughness and poetic imagination constitutes Jewishness is also examined.