IJS Studies in Judaica

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The Russian Jewish Diaspora and European Culture, 1917-1937

Edited by Jörg Schulte, University College London, Olga Tabachnikova, University of Bath and Peter Wagstaff, University of Exeter

This book traces the impact on Jewish culture in Western Europe of the migration of Russian Jews following the 1917 Revolution as they enabled the creation of a single sphere of Jewish culture common to all parts of the European diaspora.

€125.00$162.00

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9789004206489

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Sects and Sectarianism in Jewish History

Edited by Sacha Stern

Several Jewish groups from Antiquity until today have been traditionally identified as ‘sects’ or as ‘sectarian’, most famously the Qumran community and the Qaraites. This volume questions the appropriateness of this interpretation of social and religious movements in Jewish history.

€108.00$140.00

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9789004186033

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Longing, Belonging, and the Making of Jewish Consumer Culture

Edited by Gideon Reuveni and Nils Roemer

€102.00$132.00

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9789004183810

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Tuning the Soul

Chani Haran Smith

Rabbi Nah man of Bratzlav is one of the most celebrated hasidic masters. This book presents his key ideas about the role of music in transforming the soul, its place in religious leadership and its potential for messianic redemption.

€147.00$190.00

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9789004182103

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The Call of the Homeland

€110.00$142.00

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9789004173354

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Jewish Theatre: A Global View

Edited by Edna Nahshon

€135.00$175.00

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9789004173330

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Traditions of Maimonideanism

Edited by Carlos Fraenkel

This volume sheds new light on Maimonides’ work in medicine, Jewish law, and liturgy, and on how his philosophy was read, misread, and creatively reinvented in a wide range of contexts from the 13th century to the present.

€217.00$281.00

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9789004165465

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Herod and Augustus

Edited by David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos

Nineteen studies illuminating Herod's role in the Augustan client network and his remarkable achievements, as expressed in his extensive building programme. Josephus' record is examined here in the light of the available documentary and archaeological evidence.

€135.00$175.00

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9789004157651

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Imagining Creation

Edited by Markham J. Geller and Mineke Schipper. With an introduction by Mary Douglas

Imagining Creation discusses a wide selection of creation stories from different cultures, regions, and periods, from the Ancient Near East and India, Bible and Koran, to modern Africa and Europe.

€53.00$69.00

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9789004186231

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Imagining Creation (paperback)

Edited by Markham J. Geller and Mineke Schipper. With an introduction by Mary Douglas

Imagining Creation discusses a wide selection of creation stories from different cultures, regions, and periods, from the Ancient Near East and India, Bible and Koran, to modern Africa and Europe.