Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers

✍ Scribed by Dan Cohn-Sherbok

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 224
• Series: Routledge Key Guides
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The oldest of the world’s major faiths, Judaism as practiced today represents a tradition that goes back nearly 6,000 years. Accessible and wide-ranging, Judaism: The Basics is a must-have resource covering the stories, beliefs and expressions of that tradition.

Key topics covered include:

• the Torah
• Israel – the state and its people
• Passover
• Reform Judaism, Orthodox Judaism and Zionism
• the impact of the Holocaust.

With a glossary of terms and extensive suggestions for further reading, Judaism: The Basics is an essential guide through the rich intricacies of the Jewish faith and people.

✦ Table of Contents

BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 10
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE......Page 11
MAPS......Page 14
FIFTY KEY JEWISH THINKERS......Page 18
ISAAC ABRABANEL (1437–1508)......Page 20
AHAD HA-AM (1856–1927)......Page 24
JOSEPH ALBO (1380–1445)......Page 28
HANNAH ARENDT (1906–75)......Page 32
BAAL SHEM TOV (1700–60)......Page 35
LEO BAECK (1873–1956)......Page 39
WALTER BENJAMIN (1892–1940)......Page 43
ELIEZER BERKOVITS (1900–92)......Page 46
MARTIN BUBER (1878–1965)......Page 50
HERMANN COHEN (1842–1918)......Page 54
HASDAI CRESCAS (1340–1412)......Page 59
ABRAHAM IBN DAUD (1110–80)......Page 64
JACQUES DERRIDA (1930–2004)......Page 68
DOV BAER OF MEZHIRICH (1710–72)......Page 71
SIMON DUBNOW (1860–1941)......Page 75
SOLOMON FORMSTECHER (1808–89)......Page 78
SIGMUND FREUD (1856–1939)......Page 81
SOLOMON IBN GABIROL (c. 1021–c. 1057)......Page 84
ABRAHAM GEIGER (1810–74)......Page 89
GERSONIDES (1288–1344)......Page 93
AHARON DAVID GORDON (1856–1922)......Page 97
HEINRICH GRAETZ (1817–91)......Page 101
JUDAH HALEVI (c. 1075–1141)......Page 105
THEODOR HERZL (1860–1904)......Page 109
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL (1907–72)......Page 113
MOSES HESS (1812–75)......Page 117
SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH (1808–88)......Page 120
SAMUEL HIRSCH (1815–89)......Page 124
VLADIMIR JABOTINSKY (1880–1940)......Page 128
ZEVI HIRSCH KALISCHER (1795–1874)......Page 132
MORDECAI KAPLAN (1881–1983)......Page 136
ABRAHAM ISAAC KOOK (1865–1935)......Page 141
IMMANUEL LÉVINAS (1905–95)......Page 145
ISAAC LURIA (1534–72)......Page 147
MOSES HAYYIM LUZZATTO (1707–46)......Page 151
SOLOMON MAIMON (1753–1800)......Page 155
MAIMONIDES (1135–1204)......Page 158
KARL MARX (1818–83)......Page 163
MOSES MENDELSSOHN (1729–86)......Page 166
NAHMAN OF BRATSLAV (1772–1811)......Page 170
NAHMANIDES (1194–1270)......Page 174
BAHYA IBN PAKUDA (1050–1120)......Page 178
PHILO (c. 20 BCE–50 CE)......Page 182
LEON PINSKER (1821–91)......Page 186
JUDITH PLASKOW (1947– )......Page 190
FRANZ ROSENZWEIG (1886–1929)......Page 193
SAADIAH BEN JOSEPH GAON (882–942)......Page 197
GERSHOM SCHOLEM (1897–1982)......Page 201
BARUCH SPINOZA (1632–77)......Page 204
HAYYIM VITAL (1542–1620)......Page 209
INDEX......Page 214

✦ Subjects

Религиоведение;Религиоведение иудаизма;