Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 490 pages)
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
030010197X
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0300109768
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0300129106
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1281729434
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9780300101973
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9780300109764
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9780300129106
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9781281729439
Inhalt:
This magisterial work chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from its origins in the colonial era through the present day, Jonathan Sarna explores the ways in which Judaism adapted in this new context. How did American culture - predominantly Protestant and overwhelmingly capitalist - affect Jewish religion and culture? And how did American Jews shape their own communities and faith in the new world? Jonathan Sarna, a preeminent scholar of American Judaism, tells the story of individuals struggling to remain Jewish while also becoming American. He offers a dynamic and timely history of assimilation and revitalisation, of faith lost and faith regained. The first comprehensive history of American Judaism in over fifty years, this book is both a celebration of 350 years of Jewish life in America and essential reading for anyone interested in American religion and life
Inhalt:
Colonial beginnings -- The revolution in American Judaism -- Union and disunion -- Two worlds of American Judaism -- An anxious subculture -- Renewal -- Conclusion: American Judaism at a crossroads
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-465) and index
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sarna, Jonathan D American Judaism New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004
Sprache:
Englisch
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