Jews, their religious beliefs and practices /

Unterman, Alan.

Jews, their religious beliefs and practices / [print] Alan Unterman. - Boston, Massachusetts : Routledge & Kegan Paul, (c)1981. - xiii, 272 pages ; 23 cm. - Library of religious beliefs and practices . - Library of religious beliefs and practices. .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Some basic categories and complexities -- Main religious doctrine -- The Bible and revelation -- The origins and growth of Jewish thought -- The growth of modern Jewish thought -- The Jewish mystical tradition -- The Halakhah -- The ritual lifetime: childhood and youth -- The ritual lifetime: sexual behavior, marriage and old age -- The ritual year: from New Year to Tabernacles -- The ritual year: from Chanukah to the month of Av Chanukah -- The synagogue, home and Jewish community -- Trends and movements within contemporary Judaism -- Jews and Gentiles.



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Judaism--Doctrines.
Judaism--Customs and practices.
Judaism.

BM561.U584.J497 1981

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