Book Series
Routledge Jewish Studies Series
New & Published Titles:
From Falashas to Ethiopian Jews
In the light of the Israeli government's plan to halt Ethiopian immigration, this book provides original research into the transformation of the Falashas to Ethiopian… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1218-2 (Routledge)
Philosophy in a Time of Crisis
Don Isaac Abravanel: Defender of the Faith
The expulsion from Spain did not only result in the destruction and dispersion of Spanish Jewry but led to a crisis in Jewish faith. Don… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1590-9 (Routledge)
The Image of the Black in Jewish Culture
A History of the Other
The evolving image of the Black in the history of Jewish culture is being traced here in the conceptual framework of recent post-modern theories of… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1587-9 (Routledge)
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The Hidden Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
The central argument of this book is that Hannah Arendt's deserved place in the history of Western philosophy has been overlooked, and recognition of her… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1704-0 (Routledge)
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From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design
Its Beginning, its Definition, its End
The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1320-2 (Routledge)
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Judaising Movements
Studies in the Margins of Judaism in Modern Times
The history of Judaising movements has been largely ignored by historians of religion. This volume analyzes the interplay between colonialism, a Judaism not traditionally viewed… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1515-2 (Routledge)
Philosophy of the Talmud
This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud. The Talmud is not a work of formal philosophy, but much of what it… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1273-1 (Routledge)
Judaism, Philosophy, Culture
Selected Studies by E. I. J. Rosenthal
One of the outstanding interpreters of Jewish culture in the twentieth century has been Erwin Rosenthal. This book contains some of his most influential work,… read more2001 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1243-4 (Routledge)
Referring to God
Jewish and Christian Perspectives
There is a long tradition of discussion in the philosophy of religion about the problems and possibilities involved in talking about God. This book presents… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1079-9 (Routledge)
On Liberty
Jewish Philosophical Perspectives
The communitarian critic of liberalism argues that the socio-political context is fundamental to any understanding of the individual as such. This debate is advanced by… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1144-4 (Routledge)
Series Details:
Studies, which are interpreted to cover the disciplines of history, sociology, anthropology, culture, politics, philosophy, theology, religion, as they relate to Jewish affairs. The remit includes texts which have as their primary focus issues, ideas, personalities and events of relevance to Jews, Jewish life and the concepts which have characterised Jewish culture both in the past and today. The series is interested in receiving appropriate scripts or proposals
Forthcoming Titles:
Collaboration with the Nazis: The Holocaust and After
Edited by Roni Stauber
To be published April 1st 2010
God, Jews and the Media: Religion's Impact on Israel's Media
By Yoel Cohen
To be published September 1st 2010