TY - BOOK
T1 - The Jewish contribution to civilization
T2 - reassessing an idea
A2 - Cohen, Jeremy
A2 - Cohen, Richard I
N1 - "First published 2008"--Title page verso
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The biblical idea of a distinct 'Jewish contribution to civilization' continues to engage Jews and non-Jews alike. This book seeks neither to document nor to discredit the notion, but rather to investigate the idea itself as it has been understood from the seventeenth century to the present. It explores the role that the concept has played in Jewish self-definition, how it has influenced the political, social, and cultural history of the Jews and of others, and whether discussion of the notion still has relevance in the world today. The book attempts to illustrate the centrality of the question in modern Jewish culture in general, and its importance for modern Jewish studies in particular.
AB - The biblical idea of a distinct 'Jewish contribution to civilization' continues to engage Jews and non-Jews alike. This book seeks neither to document nor to discredit the notion, but rather to investigate the idea itself as it has been understood from the seventeenth century to the present. It explores the role that the concept has played in Jewish self-definition, how it has influenced the political, social, and cultural history of the Jews and of others, and whether discussion of the notion still has relevance in the world today. The book attempts to illustrate the centrality of the question in modern Jewish culture in general, and its importance for modern Jewish studies in particular.
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SN - 1904113524
SN - 9781904113522
SN - 1906764433
SN - 9781906764432
T3 - The Littman library of Jewish civilization
BT - The Jewish contribution to civilization
PB - Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
CY - Oxford; Portland, Oregon
ER -