Reader's Guide to Judaism

The Reader's Guide to Judaism is a survey of English-language translations of the most important primary texts in the Jewish tradition. The field is assessed in some 470 essays discussing individuals (Martin Buber, Gluckel of Hameln), literature (Genesis, Ladino Literature), thought and beliefs (Holiness, Bioethics), practice (Dietary Laws, Passover), history (Venice, Baghdadi Jews of India), and arts and material culture (Synagogue Architecture, Costume). The emphasis is on Judaism, rather than on Jewish studies more broadly.

List of contents

Editor’s Note; Advisers and Contributors; Alphabetical List of Entries; Thematic List: Entries by Category; Reader’s Guide to Judaism; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Booklist Index; General Index; Notes on Contributors;

About the author

Micheal Terry, Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library

Summary

The essays in the Reader's Guide to Judaism analyse the scholarly literature on Judaism and provide informed recommendations for further reading. The field is assessed in some 470 essays discussing a variety of themes.

Additional text

"This is an excellent tool for building Judaica collections in public and academic libraries. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal
"This is an excellent review of the secondary sources on Judaism that will be extremely useful to all who have a seriuos interest in this subject." -- American Reference Books Annual
"Unlike many encyclopedias of Judaism, Terry's focuses on critical analyses of the literature of Judaism over a wide range of 450 themes... Highly recommended for all libraries." -- Choice

Product details

• Authors: Michael Terry
• Assisted by: Michael Terry (Editor), Terry Michael (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781579581398
• ISBN: 978-1-57958-139-8
• No. of pages: 744
• Weight: 2222 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / Judaism / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, RELIGION / Reference, Judaism, Literary studies: general, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts, Bibliographies, catalogues