num_pages: 492
description: This Companion provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the most important and interesting historical and contemporary facets of Judaism in America. Written by twenty-four leading scholars from the fields of religious studies, history, literature, philosophy, art history, sociology, and musicology, the survey adopts an inclusive perspective on Jewish religious experience. Three initial chapters cover the development of Judaism in America from 1654, when Sephardic Jews first landed in New Amsterdam, until today.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism (Cambridge Companions to Religion)
ratings_count: 7
series: Cambridge Companions to Religion
publisher: Cambridge University Press