The Cambridge companion to American Judaism
By: edited by Dana Evan Kaplan.
Contributors: Kaplan, Dana Evan.
Series: Cambridge companions to religion
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9780521822046; 9780521529518
Subjects: Judaism -- United States.
Other titles: American Judaism.
Description: "The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism 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. Subsequent chapters go beyond a presentation of the basic material and include cutting-edge scholarship and original ideas while remaining accessible at an introductory level."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-432) and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical overviews; title: Themes and concepts; title: Identity and community; title: Living in America; title: Jewish art in America; title: The future.