The New Encyc of Judaism CREDO SALES ONLY
Title | The New Encyc of Judaism CREDO SALES ONLY PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Wigoder |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 856 |
Release | 2002-09-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780814793886 |
Winner, The New York Public Library, Best of Reference Award, 2002 New York University Press is proud to announce the return of a valuable resource for both Jewish families and those interested in learning more about the Jewish faith. The New Encyclopedia of Judaism is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia that accessibly presents every aspect of the Jewish religion and represents current thinking among scholars in the Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox movements. The original version of the encyclopedia was selected by the American Library Association as an Outstanding Reference Book. This revised and expanded edition updates the original thousand entries and adds nearly 250 new ones. Magnificently illustrated, it also contains a new introduction, a guide for usage, new illustrations, as well as a new annotated bibliography. Its compilation was overseen by the late Geoffrey Wigoder, best known as the Editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Judaica. The articles cover a vast spectrum of topics. There are biographical entries on biblical figures, rabbis, and others whose thoughts and actions have influenced the development of Judaism. Also included are dozens of insightful commentaries on specific prayers. Issues of particular contemporary interest are given special attention, as are women's roles, with a separate entry on the feminist movement and new biographical entries on figures ranging from Miriam and Deborah to Blu Greenberg and Suzannah Heschel. Particularly emphasized are the customs and folk traditions of Jewish outposts the world over. Authoritative and accessible, The New Encyclopedia of Judaism fulfills the promise of the first edition and serves as a standard one-volume Jewish reference work for the new millennium. It is an ideal reference for every Jewish household and synagogue library.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
Title | The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Steven R. Serafin |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 1340 |
Release | 2005-09-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780826417770 |
More than ten years in the making, this comprehensive single-volume literary survey is for the student, scholar, and general reader. The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature represents a collaborative effort, involving 300 contributors from across the US and Canada. Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. A special feature is the topical article, of which there are 70.
Encyclopaedia Judaica: Gos-Hep
Title | Encyclopaedia Judaica: Gos-Hep PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Skolnik |
Publisher | |
Pages | 866 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Electronic reference sources |
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Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
Encyclopaedia Judaica: C-Dh
Title | Encyclopaedia Judaica: C-Dh PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 840 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Jews |
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The Encyclopedia of World Religions
Title | The Encyclopedia of World Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Robert S. Ellwood |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Pages | 529 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1438110383 |
Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.
Encyclopaedia Judaica: A-Z
Title | Encyclopaedia Judaica: A-Z PDF eBook |
Author | Cecil Roth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 840 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN |
Sophie's World
Title | Sophie's World PDF eBook |
Author | Jostein Gaarder |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 599 |
Release | 2007-03-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1466804270 |
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.