Routledge Dictionary of Judaism

Taylor & Francis

With over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary provides the reader with an invaluable reference aid to all areas of Judaism. > \nCompiled by two internationally renowned experts, and with over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, The Routledge Dictionary of Judaism provides the reader with an invaluable reference aid to all areas of the religion. Topics covered include:\n*The religion's forms and history\n*Its institutions, religious practices and life cycle rites \n*Key texts and people, symbols and holy days\n*An understanding of theological terms, doctrine and philosophy. > Preface, A to Z listing alphabetically > \n'Jeremy Rosen has provided a most readable and useful smorgasbord of Jewish history, biblical law and ethics, concepts and issues in talmudic theology, medieval philosophy and mysticism, a survey of modern movements in Jewish life, the challenges of fundamentalism, and daily rituals and life cycles.' - Booklog