To Worship God Properly - Tensions Between Liturgical Custom and Halakhah in Judaism

Uses the tools of historical scholarship and anthropological study of ritual to analyse some of the dynamics that have shaped Jewish liturgical law and determined the broader outlines of the prayer life of the Jews. To Worship God Properly adds to our understanding of the history of Jewish liturgy and the general history of rabbinic leadership and law.

Summary

Ruth Langer uses the tools of historical scholarship and anthropological study of ritual to analyze some of the dynamics that have shaped Jewish liturgical law and determined the broader outlines of the prayer life of the Jews.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Langer
• Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.1998
• EAN: 9780878204588
• ISBN: 978-0-87820-458-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Series: Monographs of the Hebrew Union; Monographs of the Hebrew Union; Monographs of the Hebrew Union College
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism