The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism (Cambridge Companions to Religion) - Softcover

Kaplan, Dana Evan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521529514 ISBN 13: 9780521529518

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This volume provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the most important and interesting historical and contemporary facets of Judaism in America. Written by twenty-four leading scholars from the fields of religious studies, American history and literature, philosophy, art history, sociology, and musicology, the book 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 include cutting-edge scholarship and original ideas while remaining accessible at an introductory level. A secondary goal of this volume is to help its readers better understand the more abstract term of 'religion' in a Jewish context. The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism will be of interest not only to scholars but also to all readers interested in social and intellectual trends in the modern world.

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About the Author

Dana Evan Kaplan is one of the most prolific scholars writing in the field of American Judaism and contemporary Jewish studies generally. He is the author of American Reform Judaism, Platforms and Prayerbooks and Contemporary Debates in American Reform Judaism. He speaks widely throughout the United States, and has been the Scholar in Residence at numerous synagogues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521529514
• ISBN 13: 9780521529518
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 492