Exclusion And Hierarchy
Subtitle: Orthodoxy, Nonobservance, And The Emergence Of Modern Jewish Identity (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780812238655
Subjects: History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Jewish studies; c 1800 to c 1900; Judaism - Orthodox; History; Religion - Judaism; Religion; Relations; Nontraditional Jews; Europe, Central; Judaism - General; 18th century; 19th century; Judaism; Orthodox Judaism
First sentence: The use of the term "Orthodoxy" by Jews in reference to "old-style" Judaism was first adopted by German Maskilim ("enlightened" Jews) toward the end of the eighteenth century.