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Author: Leonard J. Greenspoon
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1557537224
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Twenty-Sixth Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, October 27 and October 28, 2013, in Omaha, Nebraska."
Author: Leonard J. Greenspoon
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 2011-10-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1612491553
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Jews and humor is, for most people, a natural and felicitous collocation. In spite of, or perhaps because of, a history of crises and living on the edge, Jews have often created or resorted to humor. But what is humor? And what makes certain types, instances, or performances of humor "Jewish"? These are among the myriad queries addressed by the fourteen authors whose essays are collected in this volume. And, thankfully, their observations, always apt and often witty, are expressed with a lightness of style and a depth of analysis that are appropriate to the many topics they cover. The scholars who contributed to this collection allow readers both to discern the common features that make up "Jewish humor" and to delight in the individualism and eccentricities of the many figures whose lives and accomplishments are narrated here. Because these essays are written in a clear, jargon-free style, they will appeal to everyone—even those who don't usually crack a smile!
Author: Leonard Jay Greenspoon
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1557536570
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Proceedings of the twenty-fourth annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization and the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 23-24, 2011"--p. [i].
Author: Jeremy Cohen
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2007-12-27
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1800345402
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book investigates the idea of a distinct ‘Jewish contribution to civilization’ as it has been understood from the seventeenth century to the present. Offering a broad spectrum of academic opinion, it explores the role that the concept has played in Jewish self-definition and how it has influenced the history of the Jews and of others. It also considers the centrality of the concept in modern Jewish culture and for modern Jewish studies.
Author: Elisheva Carlebach
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 600
ISBN-13: 030019000X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A landmark project to collect, translate, and transmit primary material from a momentous period in Jewish culture and civilization, this volume covers what Elisheva Carlebach describes as a period "in which every aspect of Jewish life underwent the most profound changes to have occurred since antiquity." Organized by genre, this extensive yet accessible volume surveys Jewish cultural production and intellectual innovation during these dramatic years, particularly in literature, the visual and performing arts, and intellectual culture. The wide-ranging collection includes a diverse selection of sources created by Jews around the world, translated from a dozen languages. Representing a tumultuous time of changing borders, demographic shifts, and significant Jewish migration, this anthology explores the range of approaches of Jews, from welcoming to resistant, to the intertwining ideals of enlightenment and emancipation, "the very foundation of the Jewish experience in this period."
Author: Leonard Jay Greenspoon
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1557535779
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization--Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 26-27. 2008"--P. [i].
Author: Gregg E. Gardner
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2022-05-24
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 0520386906
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Charity is central to the Jewish tradition. In this formative study, Gregg E. Gardner takes on this concept to examine the beginnings of Jewish thought on care for the poor. Focusing on writings of the earliest rabbis from the third century c.e., Gardner shows how the ancient rabbis saw the problem of poverty primarily as questions related to wealth—how it is gained and lost, how it distinguishes rich from poor, and how to convince people to part with their wealth. Contributing to our understanding of the history of religions, Wealth, Poverty, and Charity in Jewish Antiquity demonstrates that a focus on wealth can provide us with a fuller understanding of charity in Jewish thought and the larger world from which Judaism and Christianity emerged.
Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher: Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America
Published: 1919
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Studies which appeared in the Journal of the Anthropological institute and were afterwards republished as Studies in Jewish statistics, 1891"--Pref. statement.
Author: Jeffrey H. Tigay
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2021-03-23
Total Pages: 600
ISBN-13: 0300135505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Posen Library's groundbreaking anthology series—called "a feast of Jewish culture, in ten volumes" by The Chronicle of Higher Education—offers with Volume 1 an exploration of the culture of ancient Israel, including its literature, legal documents, and visual arts "Readers seeking primary texts, documents, images, and artifacts constituting Jewish culture and civilization will not be disappointed. More important, they might even be inspired. . . . This set will serve to improve teaching and research in Jewish studies at institutions of higher learning and, at the same time, promote, maintain, and improve understanding of the Jewish population and Judaism in general."—Booklist, Starred Review The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 1, covers the earliest period of Jewish civilization, from the second millennium BCE through 332 BCE. Organized by genre, this book presents a collection of some of the earliest products of Jewish culture, including extensive selections from the Tanakh and the Hebrew Bible; extrabiblical inscriptions and documents by and about Israelites and Jews, found by archaeologists in the lands of Israel, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; and images representing the visual culture of ancient Israel. Combining genres that have never been presented together in a single publication, Volume 1 illustrates ancient Israel’s cultural innovations and commonalities with neighboring societies.
