TY  - BOOK
AU  - Solomon,Norman
TI  - Historical dictionary of Judaism /Norman Solomon
T2  - Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements
SN  - 9780810855045
AV  - BM50 .H578 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Lanham, Maryland
PB  - Scarecrow Press
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Dictionaries
N1  - 1 (pages 475-535); 2; CIU has obtained rights for you to copy and share this title in electronic or print format with students, faculty and staff
N2  - Judaism, the religion of the Jewish people, is one of the first recorded monotheistic religions, and as such is one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. While its influences can be seen in the religions of both Christianity and Islam, many of its beliefs, traditions, and practices are unknown. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Judaism doesn't just present "religious" beliefs in a traditional sense, but investigates the complex intermingling of religion, devotion, lifestyle and culture, as it is found in diverse Jewish populations around the world and as it has evolved over the course of recent human history. Judaism, like many other cultural institutions, has rarely remained static-instead, continually investigating and questioning itself, metamorphosing in relation to the world; By means of a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and numerous cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, writings, institutions, concepts, Hebrew words, philosophy, theology, and religious law, author Norman Solomon provides an important reference source for the study of Judaism.  ~ Amazon
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006003760.html
ER  -