Contemporary Issues at the End of Life in the Jewish Tradition - DE

This book of essays illustrates many aspects of Jewish medical ethics at the end of life. Written by experts in their various fields, the topics reveal traditional and contemporary Jewish attitudes from medical, ethical, historic and academic perspectives. The editors are medical historians with a special interest in Jews and medicine, so the scope of the book includes historic as well as halakhic topics, and the interplay between the ethical and historic disciplines, covering many eras and themes, shows concern for contemporary clinical issues.

About the author

Editors: Kenneth Collins, Visiting Professor, History of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Samuel Kottek, Emeritus Professor, History of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Helena Paavilainen, Researcher, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Collins, Samuel Kottek, Helena Paavilainen
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2023
• EAN: 9786206781363
• ISBN: 9786206781363
• No. of pages: 228
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism