UID:
almahu_9949701605302882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047410393
,
9789004152656
Series Statement:
Studies in Jewish History and Culture ; 13
Content:
Based on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume for the first time interprets the biography and philosophy of the German Jewish thinker Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860), shedding new light on a neglected phenomenon of nineteenth century Jewish intellectual history - the radical Reform Movement that started in Germany and culminated in the American Jewish Reform ideology. Leading scholars of modern Jewish history and thought from Germany, France, Belgium and the United States present a thorough reading of Holdheim's influential writings in the broader context of the debates within German Jewry about the modernization of Jewish identity in an age of political emancipation and cultural integration, including such controversial issues as the authority of the rabbinical tradition or the re-interpretation of the ceremonial laws.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Redefining Judaism in an Age of Emancipation : Comparative Perspectives on Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860). Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2006 ISBN 9789004152656
Language:
English
