Cultures of the Jews
Subtitle: A New History
Publisher: Schocken
Published: October 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1196
ISBN-13: 9780805241310
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Judaism; Jewish civilization; History Of Jews; History - General History; History: World; Jews; Jewish - General; History / Jewish; Civilization; History
Description: A collection of essays by twenty-three international scholars sheds new light on the history of the Jews from biblical times to the modern day and explores the fundamental question of Jewish culture and identity at each period in history, in three chronological sections--Mediterranean Origins, Diversities of Diaspora, and Modern Encounters.