2nd Edition
The People of the Book Drama, Fellowship and Religion
By Samuel C. Heilman
Copyright 2002
358 Pages
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Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
337 Pages
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Routledge
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Judaism has long derived its identity from its sacred books. The book or scroll - rather than the image or idol - has been emblematic of Jewish faith and tradition. The People of the Book presents a study of a group of Orthodox Jews, all of whom live in the modern world, engaged in the time-honored practice of lernen, the repeated review and ritualized study of the sacred texts. In preserving one... Read more
1: Looking into “Lernen” an Introduction into the Talmud Study Circle; 2: Social Drama; 3: Cultural Performance; 4: Interactional Drama: “Lernen” as Play; 5: Word Play and the Language of “Lernen”; 6: Fellowship; 7: The Religion of “Lernen”; 8: “Siyum”; Epilogue
Biography
Samuel C. Heilman
