The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies

ISBN13: 9780199280322ISBN10: 0199280320 Paperback, 1052 pages
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Table of Contents

1. The Nature of Jewish Studies , Martin Goodman
2.1a. Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies , Alan Cooper
2.2a. Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period , Martin Goodman
2.2b. Jewish Literature in the Second Temple Period , John Collins
2.3a. Jews and Judaism in the Talmudic Period , Seth Schwartz
2.3b. Classical Rabbinic Literature , Catherine Heszer
3.1. Medieval Jewry in Christendom , Ram Ben-Shalom
3.2. Medieval Jewry in the World of Islam , Mark Cohen
3.3. Rabbinic Scholarship in the Middle Ages , Israel Ta-Shma
3.4. Medieval Judaism , Joseph Dan
3.5. Medieval Jewish Literature , Eli Yassif and Tova Rosen
3.6. Medieval Karaism , Meira Polliack
4.1. Oriental and Sephardic Jewry since 1492 , Sarah Stein
4.2. European Jewry in the Early Modern Period, 1492 to 1750 , Elisheva Carlebach
4.3. Western and Central European Jewry in the Modern Period, 1750-1933 , David Rechter
4.4. Eastern European Jewry in the Modern Period, 1750-1939 , Michael Stanislawski
4.5. The Holocaust and its Aftermath , Saul Friedlander
4.6. Settlement and State in the Land of Israel , Ilan Troen
4.7. Jews and Judaism in America , Hasia Diner
5.1a. Hebrew Language , Pablo-Isaac Kirtchuk
5.1b. Modern Hebrew Literature , Glenda Abramson
5.2. Yiddish Studies , Cecilia Kuznitz
5.3. Ladino Studies , Ora Schwarzwald
5.4. Judaeo-Arabic and judaeo-Persian Studies , Geoffrey Khan
5.5. Other Diaspora Jewish Literatures since 1492 , Ilan Stavans
6.1. Halakha and Law , Bernard Jackson, with B. Lifshitz, A. Gray, and D.B. Sinclair
6.2. Bible Interpretation , Michael Fishbane
6.3. Mysticism and Magic , Elliot Wolfson
6.4. Liturgy , Lawrence Hoffman
6.5. Jewish Philosophy and Theology , Paul Mendes-Flohr
7. Jewish Women's Studies , Tal Ilan
8. Demography , Sergio Della Pergola
9. Art, Architecture, and Archaeology , Lee Levine
10. Music , Phil Bohlman
11. Theatre , Gad Kaynar and Ahuvia Belkin
12. Film , Moshe Zimerman
13. Antisemitism , Wolfgang Benz
14. Folklore and Ethnography , Galit Hasan-Rokem
15. Modern Jewish Society and Sociology , Harvey Goldberg