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Fordham University Press Roman Catholicism in the United States
Book SynopsisA collection of essays examining Catholicism in the United States from a variety of perspectives. The volume is divided into three sections: “'Beyond the Parish,' 'Presence in the World,' and 'Prophetic Catholicism'.” Essay topics include: anti-Catholicism, women religious, Latino/a Catholicism, Catholicism and Popular Culture, and Rural Catholcism.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Writing American Catholic History, 1 Margaret M. McGuinness and James T. Fisher Part I. Beyond the Parish 1. Ambiguous Welcome: The Protestant Response to American Catholics, 21 Patrick Allitt 2. Latino Catholics in the Southwest, 43 Timothy Matovina 3. Left Coast Catholicism: The Tradition of Dissent in the California Church, 63 Jeffrey M. Burns 4. Strangers in Our Midst: Catholics in Rural America, 86 Jeffrey Marlett 5. “An Embassy to a Golf Course?” Conundrums on the Road to the United States’ Diplomatic Representation to the Holy See, 1784–1984, 108 Roy Domenico Part II. Engaging the World 6. American and Catholic and Literature: What Cultural History Helps Reveal, 133 Una M. Cadegan 7. Gospel Zeal: Missionary Citizens Overseas and Armchair Missionaries at Home; American Catholic Missions in China, 1900–1989, 150 Robert E. Carbonneau, C.P. 8. Northern Settlement Houses and Southern Welfare Centers: The Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine, 1910–1971, 173 Margaret M. McGuinness 9. Pulp Catholicism: Catholics in American Popular Film, 193 Anthony Burke Smith Part III. Prophetic Catholicism 10. American Catholic Social Thought in the Twentieth Century, 219 Christopher Shannon 11. Catholics, Communism, and African Americans, 240 Cecilia A. Moore 12. Praying in the Public Square: Catholic Piety Meets Civil Rights, War, and Abortion, 264 James P. McCartin 13. The Resurrection Project of Mexican Catholic Chicago: Spiritual Activism and Liberating Praxis, 284 Karen Mary Davalos 14. The Church and American Catholics, 304 Chester Gillis Epilogue, 325 Jeffrey M. Burns List of Contributors, 333
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Fordham University Press Roman Catholicism in the United States
Book SynopsisA collection of essays examining Catholicism in the United States from a variety of perspectives. The volume is divided into three sections: “'Beyond the Parish,' 'Presence in the World,' and 'Prophetic Catholicism'.” Essay topics include: anti-Catholicism, women religious, Latino/a Catholicism, Catholicism and Popular Culture, and Rural Catholcism.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Writing American Catholic History, 1 Margaret M. McGuinness and James T. Fisher Part I. Beyond the Parish 1. Ambiguous Welcome: The Protestant Response to American Catholics, 21 Patrick Allitt 2. Latino Catholics in the Southwest, 43 Timothy Matovina 3. Left Coast Catholicism: The Tradition of Dissent in the California Church, 63 Jeffrey M. Burns 4. Strangers in Our Midst: Catholics in Rural America, 86 Jeffrey Marlett 5. “An Embassy to a Golf Course?” Conundrums on the Road to the United States’ Diplomatic Representation to the Holy See, 1784–1984, 108 Roy Domenico Part II. Engaging the World 6. American and Catholic and Literature: What Cultural History Helps Reveal, 133 Una M. Cadegan 7. Gospel Zeal: Missionary Citizens Overseas and Armchair Missionaries at Home; American Catholic Missions in China, 1900–1989, 150 Robert E. Carbonneau, C.P. 8. Northern Settlement Houses and Southern Welfare Centers: The Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine, 1910–1971, 173 Margaret M. McGuinness 9. Pulp Catholicism: Catholics in American Popular Film, 193 Anthony Burke Smith Part III. Prophetic Catholicism 10. American Catholic Social Thought in the Twentieth Century, 219 Christopher Shannon 11. Catholics, Communism, and African Americans, 240 Cecilia A. Moore 12. Praying in the Public Square: Catholic Piety Meets Civil Rights, War, and Abortion, 264 James P. McCartin 13. The Resurrection Project of Mexican Catholic Chicago: Spiritual Activism and Liberating Praxis, 284 Karen Mary Davalos 14. The Church and American Catholics, 304 Chester Gillis Epilogue, 325 Jeffrey M. Burns List of Contributors, 333
£31.50
Fordham University Press The Mathematical Imagination On the Origins and
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Problem of Mathematics in Critical Theory, 1 1. The Trouble with Logical Positivism: Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, and the Origins of Critical Theory, 25 2. The Philosophy of Mathematics: Privation and Representation in Gershom Scholem’s Negative Aesthetics, 65 3. Infinitesimal Calculus: Subjectivity, Motion, and Franz Rosenzweig’s Messianism, 104 4. Geometry: Projection and Space in Siegfried Kracauer’s Aesthetics of Theory, 145 Conclusion: Who’s Afraid of Mathematics? Critical Theory in the Digital Age, 187 Acknowledgments 201 Notes 205 Bibliography 245 Index 269
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Fordham University Press The Mathematical Imagination
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Problem of Mathematics in Critical Theory, 1 1. The Trouble with Logical Positivism: Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, and the Origins of Critical Theory, 25 2. The Philosophy of Mathematics: Privation and Representation in Gershom Scholem’s Negative Aesthetics, 65 3. Infinitesimal Calculus: Subjectivity, Motion, and Franz Rosenzweig’s Messianism, 104 4. Geometry: Projection and Space in Siegfried Kracauer’s Aesthetics of Theory, 145 Conclusion: Who’s Afraid of Mathematics? Critical Theory in the Digital Age, 187 Acknowledgments 201 Notes 205 Bibliography 245 Index 269
£71.10
Fordham University Press Jewish Studies as Counterlife A Report to the
Book SynopsisThis book seeks to harness the possibilities offered by the evolving collection of forces by which Jewish Studies is constituted and practiced in order to open, refashion, and exemplify possibilities for a humanities to come.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments | ix Introduction | 1 Interchapter I: JS Davka | 30 1. Jewish Studies as Lever | 35 Interchapter II: The Dialectics of Ownership | 55 2. Jewish Studies and the Pitchfork | 60 Interchapter III: “Past its own aim, out to another side” | 83 3. Mochlos or Makhlokes: JS and the Humanities | 87 Interchapter IV: Speaking of JS; and Its Vicissitudes | 123 4. Bildungsheld or Pícaro, Canon and List: A Heterotopology for JS | 127 Interchapter V: Bildung and Built-ins | 161 5. Ventilating the Tradition: Rashbam and the Coen Brothers | 165 Epilogue: Knotted thread, middle game: an envoi | 191 Notes | 201 Works Cited | 239 Index | 273
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Fordham University Press Jewish Studies as Counterlife
Book SynopsisThis book seeks to harness the possibilities offered by the evolving collection of forces by which Jewish Studies is constituted and practiced in order to open, refashion, and exemplify possibilities for a humanities to come.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments | ix Introduction | 1 Interchapter I: JS Davka | 30 1. Jewish Studies as Lever | 35 Interchapter II: The Dialectics of Ownership | 55 2. Jewish Studies and the Pitchfork | 60 Interchapter III: “Past its own aim, out to another side” | 83 3. Mochlos or Makhlokes: JS and the Humanities | 87 Interchapter IV: Speaking of JS; and Its Vicissitudes | 123 4. Bildungsheld or Pícaro, Canon and List: A Heterotopology for JS | 127 Interchapter V: Bildung and Built-ins | 161 5. Ventilating the Tradition: Rashbam and the Coen Brothers | 165 Epilogue: Knotted thread, middle game: an envoi | 191 Notes | 201 Works Cited | 239 Index | 273
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Fordham University Press The Literary Quran Narrative Ethics in the
Book SynopsisThe novel, the literary adage has it, reflects a world abandoned by God. Yet the possibilities of novelistic form and literary exegesis exceed the secularizing tendencies of contemporary criticism. Showing how the Qurʾan invites critical reading, this account of Arabophone and Francophone Maghrebi literature develops a Qurʾanic model of narratology.Table of ContentsNote on Translations and Transliterations | ix Acknowledgments | xi Preface: The Ethics of Reading | xv Introduction. The Quʾran as (Inter)text: Embodiment, Praxis, Critique | 1 Part I: Poetics of Piety 1. Existential Poiesis in Maḥmūd al-Masʿadī’s Mawlid al-nisyān | 37 2. Carnivals of Heterodoxy in Abdelwahab Meddeb’s Talismano | 58 Part II: Ethics of Embodiment 3. Apocalyptic Aftershocks in al-Ṭāhir Waṭṭār’s Al-zilzāl | 83 4. The Polyphonic Hermeneutics of Assia Djebar’s L’amour, la fantasia | 100 Part III: Genealogies of Transmission 5. Tense Eruptions in Driss Chraïbi’s Le passé simple | 119 6. Threads of Transmission in Muḥammad Barrāda’s Luʿbat al-nisyān | 141 Epilogue: Poetics, Politics, Piety | 159 Glossary | 167 Notes | 171 Bibliography | 213 Index | 231
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Fordham University Press The Literary Quran Narrative Ethics in the
Book SynopsisThe novel, the literary adage has it, reflects a world abandoned by God. Yet the possibilities of novelistic form and literary exegesis exceed the secularizing tendencies of contemporary criticism. Showing how the Qurʾan invites critical reading, this account of Arabophone and Francophone Maghrebi literature develops a Qurʾanic model of narratology.Table of ContentsNote on Translations and Transliterations | ix Acknowledgments | xi Preface: The Ethics of Reading | xv Introduction. The Quʾran as (Inter)text: Embodiment, Praxis, Critique | 1 Part I: Poetics of Piety 1. Existential Poiesis in Maḥmūd al-Masʿadī’s Mawlid al-nisyān | 37 2. Carnivals of Heterodoxy in Abdelwahab Meddeb’s Talismano | 58 Part II: Ethics of Embodiment 3. Apocalyptic Aftershocks in al-Ṭāhir Waṭṭār’s Al-zilzāl | 83 4. The Polyphonic Hermeneutics of Assia Djebar’s L’amour, la fantasia | 100 Part III: Genealogies of Transmission 5. Tense Eruptions in Driss Chraïbi’s Le passé simple | 119 6. Threads of Transmission in Muḥammad Barrāda’s Luʿbat al-nisyān | 141 Epilogue: Poetics, Politics, Piety | 159 Glossary | 167 Notes | 171 Bibliography | 213 Index | 231
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Fordham University Press Decadent Orientalisms
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: Orientalist Decadence | 1 Part I: (Dis)integrating Semitism: French and Arabic in the Twilight of the Ottoman Empire 1. French Decadence, Arab Awakenings: Figures of Decay in the Nahda | 31 2. Al-Shidyaq’s Decadent Carnival | 52 3. From Dreyfus in the Colony to Céline’s Anti-Semitic Style | 68 Part II: Working Through Postcolonial Decadence 4. Resurrecting Colonial Decadence in Independent Algeria | 97 5. Algerian Women and the Invention of Literary Mourning | 118 6. Virtual Secularization: Abdelwahab Meddeb’s “Walking Cure” and the Immigrant Body in France | 136 Conclusion: Toward a Contrapuntal Double Critique of Colonial Modernity | 159 Acknowledgments | 173 Notes | 177 Select Bibliography | 203 Index | 215
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Fordham University Press Decadent Orientalisms The Decay of Colonial
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: Orientalist Decadence | 1 Part I: (Dis)integrating Semitism: French and Arabic in the Twilight of the Ottoman Empire 1. French Decadence, Arab Awakenings: Figures of Decay in the Nahda | 31 2. Al-Shidyaq’s Decadent Carnival | 52 3. From Dreyfus in the Colony to Céline’s Anti-Semitic Style | 68 Part II: Working Through Postcolonial Decadence 4. Resurrecting Colonial Decadence in Independent Algeria | 97 5. Algerian Women and the Invention of Literary Mourning | 118 6. Virtual Secularization: Abdelwahab Meddeb’s “Walking Cure” and the Immigrant Body in France | 136 Conclusion: Toward a Contrapuntal Double Critique of Colonial Modernity | 159 Acknowledgments | 173 Notes | 177 Select Bibliography | 203 Index | 215
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Fordham University Press Reading Shakespeare Reading Me
Book SynopsisA gripping, funny, joyful account of how the books you read shape your own life in surprising and profound ways.Bookworms know what scholars of literature are trained to forget: that when they devour a work of literary fiction, whatever else they may be doing, they are reading about themselves. Read Shakespeare, and you become Cleopatra, Hamlet, or Bottom. Or at the very least, you experience the plays as if you are in a small room alone with them, and they are speaking to your life, your sensibility.Drawing on fifty years as a Shakespearean, Leonard Barkan has produced a captivating book that asks us to reconsider what it means to read. Barkan violates the rule of distance he was taught and has always taught his students. He asks: Where does this brilliantly contrived fiction actually touch me? Where is Shakespeare in effect telling the story of my life?King Lear, for Barkan, raises unanswerable questions about what exactly a father does afterTable of ContentsPreface | ix 1 Father Uncertain. King Lear | 1 2 Athens Scrambled. A Midsummer Night’s Dream | 33 3 Mothers and Sons. Coriolanus, All’s Well That Ends Well, Macbeth, Hamlet | 73 4 Faith Awakened. The Winter’s Tale | 109 5 Queer. As You Like It, the Sonnets, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night | 149 6 The Royal and the Real. Richard II | 176 Readings | 207 Acknowledgments | 213 Index | 215 Photographs follow page 104
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University of Hawai'i Press Imagining the Course of Life
Book SynopsisMoving beyond the entrenched categories that can hamper our understanding of other views, this book demonstrates the real-life connections between the ""religious"" and the ""psychological."" It shows how such beliefs and practices are used, sometimes strategically, in people's constructions of themselves, and in their attempts at social positioning.
£23.96
University of Hawai'i Press Building a Heaven on Earth Religion Activism and
Book SynopsisExamines the progressive drives by religious groups to contest standard conceptions of modernity and forge a heavenly kingdom on the Korean peninsula to relieve people from fierce ruptures in their everyday lives. The results of this study will reconfigure the debates on colonial modernity, the origins of faith-based socialactivism in Korea, and the role of religion in a modern world.
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Josephus The Essential Works
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Oy My Buenos Aires Jewish Immigrants and the
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University of New Mexico Press Oy Caramba An Anthology of Jewish Stories from
Book SynopsisJewish identity and magical realism are the themes of the tales of adventure and cultural alienation collected here by the leading authority on Jewish Latin American literature. First published in 1994 as Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers, Ilan Stavans's classic anthology is expanded and updated in this new edition.Trade ReviewWriters from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries represent an ethnically diverse culture with roots in eastern Europe as well as Spain. . . . The anthology includes tales by such masters as Alberto Gerchunoff . . . and Germán Rozenmacher, a large number of innovative women writers, and some authors more familiar to English-speaking readers."" - Library Journal""Reminds us that society south of the border is just as multicultural as in the US, and that Jews have played an important role in it since the time of the Spanish conquest."" - Publishers Weekly
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Jewish Publication Society On the Possibility of Jewish Mysticism in Our
Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, we encounter a scholar passionately concerned with the cultural and spiritual renaissance of the Jewish people in its own land, a scholar whose concerns encompass issues of the cultural life, language, the meaning of scholarship, and the religious quest.
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Jewish Publication Society Finding Our Way Jewish Texts and the Lives We
Book SynopsisSuitable for Jewish learners and educators alike, this title provides a framework for exploring our thinking about God, prayer, and ritual, as well as social issues, such as charity, friendship, and justice.Trade Review"Especially recommended for adult Jewish learners, educators, and any individual questioning the intersection of holy writings, traditional practice, and the demands of daily life."—Wisconsin Bookwatch
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Jewish Publication Society Dictionary of Jewish Words
Book SynopsisA dictionary that contains 1,200 entries derived from Yiddish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and English. It includes words for and associated with Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, worship, and more.Trade Review“Highly recommended.”—Choice
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Jewish Publication Society Celebrating the Jewish Year The Fall Holidays
Book SynopsisPresents a holiday book that takes us through the joys, spirit, and meaning of the seasons. This title focuses on our personal connections to each holiday and our home observance. It features readings that teach us about the history of each holiday, as well as its theological, ethical, agricultural, and seasonal importance and interpretation.Trade Review“[Steinberg’s] careful, thorough and reasoned explanations will deepen understanding of each holiday’s history and tradition, allowing celebrations to become, in fact, more celebratory.”—Publishers Weekly “Organized with much thoughtfulness, [the author] includes a richness of materials for each holiday. . . . There’s much good and inspiring writing here.”—Jewish Week “Those looking for one book to help them understand the fall holiday season would do well to read Celebrating the Jewish Year.”—The Reporter “A superb addition to personal, family, school and community library Judaic Studies reference collections, Celebrating the Jewish Year is very highly recommended and informative reading that will help the reader to create a memorable holiday experience for themselves and their loved ones that will be enhanced in both meaning and spirit.”—Midwest Book Review “This is the kind of book where a reviewer says ‘every family should own one.’ All three volumes will make excellent contributions to the celebrations of our Jewish holidays.”—Sybil Kaplan, National Jewish Post and Opinion
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Jewish Publication Society From Gods to God How the Bible Debunked
Book SynopsisThe ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions. Written in clear and accessible language, this volume presents thirty such traditions.Trade Review“Shinan and Zakovitch approach 30 specific Bible stories (e.g., Was Goliath really slain by a young boy named David?) as literary archaeologists. . . . Their thoughtful and sympathetic exegesis uncovers possible explanations why the biblical authors saw their interpretations of these stories as best suited to instruct a nation. Most important, they introduce the oral and literary traditions of ancient Israel with breathtaking clarity and ease.”—Christopher McConnell, Booklist“A meticulously researched primer on the Hebrew Bible’s role as part of an evolving theological and political discourse. . . . Shinan and Zakovitch paint a richly nuanced portrait of the biblical literature as an interlocutor in the debates of its day. . . . An illuminating, challenging look at the original significance of many of the Bible’s stories.”—Kirkus"This was a well researched book and shares some strong arguments on how we have come to be where we are today."—Christopher Lewis, Dad of Divas’ Reviews"This book is wonderful, not just for its scholarship or for its many fascinating themes, but also because it is, simply, a joy to read."—Bob Rickard, Fortean Times"Readers interested in the legends of ancient Israelites or examining the possibilities of the biblical text from a different viewpoint will enjoy exploring the lessons of From Gods to God."—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, Reporter"This book will open readers' eyes to a whole new way of reading our sacred texts. It could forever change the way its readers will approach the subject. The term "must read" may be overused, but I believe it is appropriate in describing this book."—Stuart Lewis, Jewish ChronicleTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsTranslator's NoteIntroduction: When God Fought the Sea DragonsPart 1. The World of Myth1. Eden's Winged Serpent2. When Gods Seduced Women3. Moses or God? Who Split the Sea of Reeds?4. What Is Manna?5. The Hero Who Stopped the SunPart 2. Cult and Sacred Geography6. The Wandering Gate of Heaven7. Seeing and Weeping: Managing the Story of a Divine Defeat8. Where Were Rachel and Jacob Buried?9. Where in the Wilderness Did Israel Receive the Torah?10. Some More Reasons for Eating Matzah11. Was Worshiping the Golden Calf a Sin?12. Where Was the Law Given? In the Wilderness or in the Land of Israel?13. When and How Was the City of Dan Sanctified?Part 3. Biblical Heroes and Their Biographies14. What Did Ham Do to His Father?15. Out of the Fire: Recovering the Story of Abraham's Origins16. The Reinterpretation of a Name: Jacob's In Utero Activities17. Were the Israelites Never in Egypt? A Peculiar Tradition about Ephraim18. Moses's Most Miraculous Birth19. Moses's African Romance20. Moses's Necessary Death21. Son of God? The Suspicious Story of Samson's Birth22. A Cinderella Tale: Clues to David's Lost Birth Story23. Finding the Real Killer of Goliath24. How a Savior Became a Villain: Jeroboam and the ExodusPart 4. Relations between Men and Women25. Sister or Not: Sarah's Adventures with Pharaoh26. The Story of Rebekah and the Servant on the Road from Haran27. Reuben, Bilhah, and a Silent Jacob28. Seduction before Murder: The Case of Jael29. No Innocent Death: David, Abigail, and Nabal30. Not Just Riddles: Solomon and the Queen of ShebaIn ClosingGlossary of Extra-Biblical SourcesIndex
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Jewish Publication Society The Bibles Many Voices
Book SynopsisThe most common English translations of the Bible often sound like a single, somewhat archaic voice. Using historic, linguistic, anthropological, and theological sources, this title helps us distinguish between the Jewish Bible's voices - the mythic, the historical, the prophetic, the theological, and the legal.Trade Review"[Carasik's] prose is easy to read and he has no political or theological agenda other than to help readers appreciate the richness and depth of the biblical material. The Bible's Many Voices would be perfect for an adult education class or a multi-month discussion at a book club, although anyone interested in the Bible might want to add this work to their shelves."—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, The Reporter“A good addition to any nonfiction collection that includes Bible study.”—Association of Jewish Libraries"Carasik leads us gently through the texts. . . . The Bible gains a new vibrancy as we encounter more complexity and nuance."—Rabbi Louis A. Rieser, Congregational Libraries Today"This is an interesting book that will open up a whole new way of reading the Bible."—Simcha Ro Senberg, Jewish Bible Quarterly“An engaging presentation of the most current scholarship about the Jewish Bible. Carasik’s description of the numerous voices, which speak in its pages, illumines their teachings, illustrates their origin, and clarifies their relationships with each other and the world from which they emerged.”—Frederick E. Greenspahn, Gimelstob Eminent Scholar of Judaic Studies, Florida Atlantic University. Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsRead Me FirstWhose Bible Is It?1. The Sound of the Biblical Voices2. Historical Voices3. Theological Voices4. Legal Voices5. Prophetic Voices6. Women’s Voices7. Voices of the Wise8. Foreign Voices9. Voices of Song and Legend10. Echoes and ReverberationsIndex
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Jewish Publication Society Bar Mitzvah a History
Book SynopsisHow did bar mitzvah develop over the centuries from an obscure legal ritual into a core component of Judaism? How did it capture the imagination of even non-Jewish youth? This title explores the origins and development of the most important coming-of-age milestone in Judaism.Trade Review"Rabbi Michael Hilton has sought out every reference to bar mitzvah in the Bible, the Talmud, and numerous other Jewish texts spanning several centuries, extracting a fascinating miscellany of information, stories, and commentary."—Jewish Book Council Weekly"Michael Hilton sets out to answer the question of precisely when, where, and how bar mitzvah became a child-centered ceremony: from a blessing recited by a father freeing him from filial responsibility for the sins of his son, to a ritual in which the son, rather than the father, reached an educational and coming-of-age milestone. . . . Readers interested in the history of Jewish education will find much to appreciate in Hilton's investigation of the sources, and of his weighing of the evidence for external Christian educational practices as influential upon the repositioning of bar mitzvah from a paternal ritual to an educational milestone."—Laura Yares, Journal of Jewish Education“Michael Hilton’s book combines a thorough grounding in the primary sources and scholarly literature about the history of bar mitzvah with the experience of an established congregational rabbi. For anyone seeking insight into the origins, development, and significance of this major Jewish lifecycle event, this is the book to consult.”—Marc Saperstein, professor of Jewish history and homiletics at Leo Baeck College “Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah are contemporary Judaism’s best-known and least understood observances. Michael Hilton does a wonderful job of assembling the lore, laws, and customs regarding bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah in a way that is easily accessible to scholars, educators, and laypeople. Highly recommended!”—Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, author of Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. How Bar Mitzvah Began2. How Bar Mitzvah Became Popular3. The Spread and Regulation of Bar Mitzvah4. Jewish Confirmation5. Bat Mitzvah6. Into the Modern Age7. Current Issues and Trends8. The Evidence AssessedNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
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Jewish Publication Society A Bride for One Night Talmud Tales
Book SynopsisOffers a window into some of the liveliest and most colorful stories in the Talmud. This title includes tales as richly imagined fictions, drawing us into the lives of such characters as the woman who risks author's life for a sister suspected of adultery; and a humble schoolteacher who rescues his village from drought.Trade Review"A Bride for One Night highlights Ruth Calderon's remarkable skill in bridging the cultural gap between the rabbis and contemporary readers and the significant contribution she has made to demonstrating the relevance of rabbinic legends in the 21st century."—David C. Jacobson, Jewish Review of Books"Dr. Calderon's A Bride for One Night takes seventeen short sugyot (sections) of Talmudic texts, translates them and comments on them from the standpoint of a teacher and scholar. What makes this book so useful to a beginner, is that Calderon then writes an imaginative retelling of the text, a reflection that gets at the subtext of the tale and the issues that are driving it. One could not ask for a better introduction to Talmud study."—Beth Kissileff, Wisdom Daily"A welcome step in encouraging Jews of all stripes to engage with texts that hold values we wish to live by, and to find those values there."—Beth Kissileff, Tablet Magazine"Calderon has indeed realized her goal to teach and to promulgate the creative cultural traditions of the Talmud."—CJ magazine"Calderon's interpretation of classic Talmudic literature is like a breath of fresh spring air clearing out the cobwebs and is sure to be enjoyed by scholars and anyone interested in learning more about the rich Jewish heritage."—Sandy Amazeen, Monsters & Critics"Heartfelt, philosophical, imaginative, and religious, these stories offer new ways to read text."—Sharon Elswit, Jewish Book Council"A Bride for One Night is a book that lovers of Talmud must buy."—Jay Michaelson, Jewish Daily ForwardTable of ContentsIntroduction The Imaginative Map The Fishpond Sisters The Other Side Beloved Rabbi Libertina Return A Bride for One Night Nazir Lamp The Matron The Goblet The Knife He and His Son Sorrow in the Cave Elisha The Beruria Incident Yishmael, My Son, Bless Me NotesSelected Bibliography
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Jewish Publication Society Typically Jewish
Book SynopsisIs laughter essential to Jewish identity? Do Jews possess special radar for recognising members of the tribe? Since Jews live longer and make love more often, why don't more people join the tribe? “More deli than deity” writer Nancy Kalikow Maxwell poses many such questions in eight chapters exploring what it means to be “typically Jewish”.Trade Review"A spirited examination of the essence of Jewishness."—Kirkus Reviews"Typically Jewish is a wise and witty cornucopia of Jewish likes and dislikes, customs, humor, and tribal tastes and treasures. Over the centuries and across the globe, Jews have built a vast library of books devoted to every imaginable topic of concern and interest to the Jewish people. Typically Jewish is a charming addition to that large and inclusive library."—World Religion News"I can't imagine a more accessible or fun book for a Jewish book club to discuss than this one."—Jordana Horn, Lilith"Nancy Kalikow Maxwell's Typically Jewish (Jewish Publication Society) provides an original, down-to-earth, earnest look at pressing questions about identity and culture faced by the Jewish community, looking at the way Jews live their lives."—Jewish News"Readers will enjoy learning about how Jews feel, think, act, love, and live. They'll also schmooze as they use the book’s 'Typically Jewish, Atypically Fun Discussion Guide.'"—Jewish Book World“As Maxwell takes readers on a humorous safari to observe Jews in their natural habitat, even Jews who have never set foot in a synagogue or JCC will recognize themselves with wondrous insight. And Jews who love learning—in other words, all of us—will delight in learning a lot from Typically Jewish. I definitely did.”—Maggie Anton, author of Rashi’s Daughters and Fifty Shades of Talmud“I’m often asked, What does it mean to be Jewish? Is it a religion? A race? A nationality? A faith? A way of life? Typically Jewish answers these questions—and, like any other great Jewish book, raises many others. Complete with a superb, extremely user-friendly discussion guide, it’s a fantastic source for adult education study sessions. I plan to make it required reading for my Introduction to Judaism students.”—Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, Temple Israel of Greater Kansas City “I loved this book and look forward to sharing it with my book groups.”—Sharon Curtis, coordinator of Lunch ‘N’ Lit and Ladies of the Night Hadassah book groups“Maxwell took me on a fascinating whirlwind discovery tour of the top historical and modern insights into my Jewish identity, concluding with the “Typically Jewish, Atypical Fun Discussion Guide.” I highly recommend this book for Jewish book clubs, JCCs, organizations, federations, and home conversations where you too may laugh, nosh, and kvell together over your Jewish identities.”—Gail K. Harris, coauthor of Journey from Invisibility to Visibility: A Guide for Women Sixty and Beyond“When you are about to enter Jewish life, wouldn’t it be great to have a friendly, knowledgeable, and down-to-earth tour guide? Typically Jewish is just that: a witty, unpretentious, and comprehensive explanation of the complexities and conundrums in the twenty-first century mostly Ashkenazic American Jewish experience.”—Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan, chief program officer and senior educator, Lehrhaus Judaica Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Why Is This Book Different from All Other Books? 1. Worrying 2. Kvelling 3. Dying 4. Noshing 5. Laughing 6. Detecting 7. Dwelling 8. Joining Conclusion: What It Means to Be Typically Jewish Appendix: Typically Jewish, Atypically Fun Discussion Guide Notes
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Jewish Publication Society Westward with Fremont The Story of Solomon
Book SynopsisIn 1853 Solomon Nunes Carvalho, proud descendant of a Sephardic Jewish family, accepted the invitation of Col. John Charles Fremont to accompany him on his fifth expedition of discovery through the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean. Westward with Fremont tells the exciting story of one of the great legendary figures in American Jewish history.Table of ContentsSolomon Carvalho Joins Fremont 1. Invitation to Adventure 2. A Way for the Lord 3. Farewell to Friends 4. Packing for the Journey Eastward from St. Louis 5. St. Louis, September 14, 1853 6. Preparing for the Trail 7. Solomon Carvalho, Great Medicine Man 8. Solomon Carvalho, M.D. 9. The Great Divide 10. New Year’s Day, 1854 Hardships of the Trail 11. On Guard 12. The Oath 13. Lost in the Snows 14. Licked! 15. Put Not Your Trust in Princes 16. Parowan 17. Salt Lake City 18. War or Peace? 19. The Hatred Hornadoes After the Adventure 20. All Israel is Responsible for One Another 21. The Charter 22. Mr. Solomon Nunes Carvalho, Author 23. Free Soil, Free Speech, and Fremont 24. Looking Backward
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Jewish Publication Society Abraham Joshua Heschel Mind Heart Soul
Book SynopsisIn this first one-volume biography of Abraham Joshua Heschel in English, Edward K. Kaplan tells the engrossing, behind-the-scenes story of the life, philosophy, struggles, yearnings, writings, and activism of one of the twentieth-century’s most outstanding Jewish thinkers. Trade Review"[An] admiring and detailed biography."—Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal"The principal author of the definitive Heschel biography has distilled its two large volumes into one for a general readership. . . . Kaplan embeds Heschel's activism in his prolific writing career, affording a blazingly impressive portrait of what it means to be a public intellectual."—Ray Olson, Booklist, starred review"In Abraham Joshua Heschel: Mind, Heart, Soul, Edward Kaplan gives us a beautiful and lucid guide to the most creative Jewish philosopher of religion of the twentieth century. . . . Kaplan eloquently captures Heschel’s life, personality, and the major themes in his writings. He presents the core of Heschel’s teaching by examining nearly all of his works. . . . Kaplan’s love for Heschel shines through. . . . I wholeheartedly recommend Kaplan’s book to anyone interested in [the] life and works of Abrahama Joshua Heschel."—Harold Kasimow, Times of Israel"Kaplan takes the two-volume definitive Heschel biography and distills it to one very readable volume filled with Heschel’s activism and intellectualism."—Reviews by Amos Lassen"Kaplan’s in-depth and multifaceted biography of Abraham Joshua Heschel does justice to this exemplary human being, thinker, activist and Jewish spiritual leader."—Claudia Moscvici, Literaturesalon’s Blog"In Abraham Joshua Heschel: Mind, Heart, Soul, author Edward K. Kaplan not only tells the life story of this great scholar, but also captures the essence of the recurring themes in Heschel's greatest works."—Jennifer MacNeil, America Magazine“Edward K. Kaplan’s magisterial biography of the greatest Jewish prophetic figure of the barbaric twentieth century is a masterpiece! It is also incredibly timely. We need the wisdom, courage, and compassion of the inimitable Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. The very future of our world depends, in part, on the legacy of Heschel’s prophetic witness.”—Cornel West, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy, Harvard University “I loved this book. Kaplan’s engaging, incisive biography brings alive Heschel’s extraordinary personality, theology, prophetic voice, and monumental contributions to Jewish thought, interfaith understanding, and the moral soul of America. Abraham Joshua Heschel: Mind, Heart, Soul evokes a much richer and deeper understanding of this spiritual giant as it simultaneously rekindles the reader’s passion for the work of Jewish social justice.”—Rabbi David Saperstein, director emeritus, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism “In this wonderful distillation of many years of painstaking research, Ed Kaplan presents us with Heschel the man. Kaplan’s love for his subject is so clear, I anticipate readers will find the love contagious.”—Rabbi Shai Held, author of The Heart of Torah: Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion “Edward Kaplan’s lucid biography of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel illuminates the profound contributions of one of the most outstanding religious figures of the twentieth century. . . . Heschel’s commitment to civil rights, opposition to the Vietnam War, and interreligious relations show us what inspired religious leadership looks like—leadership our world today desperately needs.”—Mary C. Boys, Dean Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York Table of ContentsList of Photographs Preface Acknowledgments Notes on This Volume Part I. From Hasidism to Modernity 1. Hasidic Warsaw, 1907–1925 2. Vilna and Berlin, 1925–1931 3. Prophetic Inspiration and Hitler’s Rise, 1929–1935 4. Symbolic or Sacred Religion, 1935–1939 5. Struggling to Escape, 1938–1940 Part II. Theological Foundations in America 6. Becoming an American, 1940–1945 7. Rescuing the American Soul, 1945–1951 8. Theological Revolution, 1952–1956 Part III. Spiritual Activism 9. Biblical Prophecy and Current Events, 1956–1963 10. A Sacred Humanism, 1963–1966 11. Apostle to the Gentiles, 1961–1966 12. Civil Rights, Vietnam, and Israel, 1965–1969 13. Summation of a Life, 1970–1972 Epilogue Notes Note on Sources Selected Bibliography Index of Names
£28.49
Jewish Publication Society JEWels
Book SynopsisJEWels is the first of its kind: the living tradition of Jewish stories and jokes transformed into poems, recording and reflecting Jewish experience from ancient times through the present day, with running commentary and questions for discussion.Trade Review"From wry quotes by Golda Meier to bawdy 'Abe and Becky' jokes told by seniors and life-reinforcing philosophical humor in the midst of pain, JEWels delights with surprise. There will be something new here for everyone."—Jewish Book Council"These poems made me laugh, cry or nod with acknowledgment to the wisdom offered. . . . Zeitlin notes that he hopes to give readers a chance to experience a wide range of Jewish perspectives on the world. In that, he has definitely succeeded."—Reporter"Perfect addition to any poetry collections as well as collections with Jewish story and or joke anthologies."—Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews“Steve Zeitlin is a national treasure who celebrates the voices of everyday life. Wise, funny, and poignant, his book JEWels brings Judaism to life in short bursts of words that explode off the page and infuse our hearts with light and truth.”—Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps“I could not put this book down. JEWels is brilliant, intelligent, well researched, and has heart. It’s an immersive experience in which the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, but the parts are what matter, each jewel standing on its own.”—Amy Shuman, professor in the Department of English at Ohio State University and author of Other People’s Stories“JEWels is a unique, humorous, and sensitive link in the chain of Jewish storytelling, humor, and commentary.”—Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, coeditor of The Big Book of Jewish HumorTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Ancient Living Tradition of Jewish Jokes and Stories The Parrot Traditional joke retold by Zev Shanken The Face of a Human Being Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a story by Rabbi Edward Schecter, based on an old midrash Holocaust Jokes Contemporary joke retold by Zev Shanken Excerpt from “We Tell” By Cherie Karo-Schwartz 1. JEWels . . . in Stories Now the Story Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a tale by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov Stories Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a story by Edgar Hilsenrath Tales Lined out from an inscription in Elie Wiesel’s Souls on Fire The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Stories By Esther Cohen Burning the Scrolls Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter A Table with People By Marc Kaminsky 2. JEWels . . . on a Journey Paradise Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter The Guru Contemporary joke retold by Steve Zeitlin Mameloshen By Steve Zeitlin Bubba Truth Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale retold by Jane Yolen Traveler’s Prayer By Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg 3. JEWels . . . from the Old Country The Sabbath Fish Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from Cherie Karo Schwartz’s version of Jewish folklore from Eastern Europe and Yemen and earlier version from the Babylonian Talmud The Magic Ship Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from Howard Schwartz’s telling of a folktale in the Israel Folktale Archives Tales of the Razbash By Zev Shanken The Rabbis’ Convocation Traditional tale retold by Robert J. Bernstein The Sweeper Traditional joke The Shammes: A Response Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from Rabbi Edward Schecter’s retelling of “The Sweeper” Once Upon a Time in the Old Country Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale retold by Rabbi David Holtz The Hunchback Traditional tale retold by Zev Shanken and Steve Zeitlin A Cold Ass Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from an interview with Sylvia Cole An Offspring’s Answer Adapted by Peninnah Schram and Steve Zeitlin from The Memoirs of Glückel of Hameln The Cart Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a summer camp story told by Rabbi David Holtz Blessing the New Moon in Wintertime Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from the poem by Rachel Ray Lehrer Faust The Rabbi and the Balagola Traditional folktale retold by Steve Zeitlin Elijah Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale told by Amy Shuman, based on a telling by Dov Noy Parable of the Horse Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a retelling by Jack Tepper Who Said the Jews Killed Jesus? Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from an oral history by Baruch Lumet The Hasid Traditional joke A Nineteenth-Century Hasid Contemplates the Modern World Lined out from a story about the teachings of Abraham Yaakov of Sagadora, as recounted by Martin Buber Philosophy with Noodles Traditional joke retold by Peninnah Schram The Rooster Prince Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale attributed to Rabbi Nachman of Breslov Publishing Lined out from a traditional tale by Rebbe Menachem-Mendel of Kotzk, as retold by Elie Wiesel The Teller of Tales Traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter and Marc Kaminsky The Temples Rise Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a tale retold by storyteller Roslyn Bresnick-Perry Conversations over a Glass Tea Traditional tale retold by Peninnah Schram Fresh Rolls and Butter By Zev Shanken, inspired by the short story “Bontshe Shvayg” by I. L. Peretz How We Lived: A Tribute to Mayer Kirshenblatt Adapted by Steve Zeitlin and Marc Kaminsky from They Called Me Mayer July by storyteller and painter Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett 4. JEWels . . . in Jokes Passementerie Traditional tale adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a telling by Jack Tepper Telling Jokes in the Shtetl Traditional joke My Mother Liked Telling Jokes By Esther Cohen Taxi Traditional joke Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Traditional joke Schwartz Traditional joke Abe and Becky Traditional joke adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a retelling by Herb Shore The Theater Traditional joke adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a retelling by Herb Shore The Perfect Girl Traditional joke Two Old Jews at a Urinal Traditional joke Time Stamp Traditional joke The Plotkin Diamond Traditional joke Rich Man Traditional joke Golda Traditional joke retold as a clever comeback by Golda Meir The Commandments Traditional joke adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a telling by Rubin Levine Perfect Traditional joke retold by Peninnah Schram Toyota Traditional joke Worry Traditional tale The Summum Bonum Traditional joke adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a retelling by Abe Lass Zoom By Marc Wallace Self-Critique By Sparrow Jewish Mother Telegram Traditional joke retold by Zev Shanken A Freudian Analysis Attributed to, among others, Julia Sweeney, who wrote a book with this title Jewish Mothers Traditional joke Twenty Years Traditional joke Seven Differences between a Joke and a Poem By Zev Shanken Optimism/Pessimism Traditional joke 5. JEWels . . . from Torah The Tsimtsum By Rabbi Edward Schecter Rabbi Simon Said Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a midrash in the name of Rabbi Simon Jacobson Hillel and Shammai Traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter What I Would Tell Adam and Eve By Francine Witte The Original Adam and Eve Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a story in Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls The Birth of Memory By Steve Zeitlin Enough! Contemporary tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter The Razbash Describes God’s Test By Zev Shanken The Prophet Traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter Moses and the Superhero By Jack Santino Rabbi Hayim Vital Dreams of Moses Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale in Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls Miriam’s Wandering Well Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale Lamb’s Blood By Steve Zeitlin A Rabbinical Love Poem By Zev Shanken Twelve Rabbis Went to a Party By Annie Lanzillotto The Lamed Vavniks By Arthur Strimling 6. JEWels . . . Shaped by the Holocaust Tickling the Corpse By Steve Zeitlin Holocaust Jokes Contemporary joke retold by Zev Shanken It Is Raining on the House of Anne Frank By Linda Pastan Riding with the Moon Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a true story by Roslyn Bresnick-Perry Last Supper in the Krakow Ghetto Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from oral testimonies by survivors of the Krakow ghetto uprising Hovering above the Pit Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a tale retold by Yaffa Eliach In the Janowska Street Ghetto Adapted by Marc Kaminsky from a story retold by Yaffa Eliach The Twig Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from Renée Fodor Schwarz’s memoir Renée In Memory of Those Who Died in Vain in the Holocaust Excerpted from a poem by Renée Fodor Schwarz Forgotten Acts of Courage Adapted by Steve Zeitlin and Marc Kaminsky from Alex Borstein’s Emmy acceptance speech Rachel By Linda Pastan Death Train Lined out from André Schwartz-Bart’s The Last of the Just Kaddish in the Boxcar of Death By Aaron Zeitlin, translated by Morris M. Faierstein Face in the Mirror Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a true story by Boris Blum, retold by Toby Blum-Dobkin 7. JEWels . . . in Glimpses of Jewish American Lives Rummage By Marc Kaminsky Yiddishe Mama during World War II Lined out from the essay “The Healing Power of Jokes” by Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman Plucking the Chicken Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional joke retold by Abe Lass Getting Dressed By Steve Zeitlin No More Birthdays By Hal Sirowitz A Short History of Judaic Thought in the Twentieth Century By Linda Pastan At a Bungalow in the Rockaways Traditional joke Tradition! Traditional joke Jewish and Goyish Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a routine by Lenny Bruce The Great Trick Is to Know Who You Are Lined out from Jackie Mason’s Broadway show The World According to Me Skin Check By Esther Cohen It Reminds Me of Those Old Jokes Traditional joke The Rabbi By Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Reflection By Zev Shanken True Story By Carol Klenfner To Kvell or Not to Kvell Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional joke retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter The Free-Yarmulke Bin By Steve Zeitlin The Kiss By Mark Solomon The Driver Said By Robert Hershon Clara By Steve Zeitlin Alicia By Steve Zeitlin Sally Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a true story told by Anita Nager Moishe Said Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a story by Jack Kugelmass Abraham Joshua Heschel Goes to Selma By Steve Zeitlin, quoting Abraham Joshua Heschel 8. JEWels . . . in Jewish Foods The Bagel By David Ignatow The Fish By Lila Zeiger Happiness Lined out from a recollection by Moishe Sacks A Jewish Blessing Sung When Placing the Bread in the Oven Anonymous The Atheist By Steve Zeitlin The Jews and Chinese Food Traditional joke The Jewish Waiter Traditional joke The Strudel Traditional joke Aging Parents By Marc Wallace The Schtup Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a tale by Lisa Lipkin Fresh Fish Sold Here Traditional joke retold by Cherie Karo Schwartz How to Make Blintzes Traditional joke retold by Cherie Karo Schwartz 2nd Avenue Kosher By Dennis J. Bernstein and Warren Lehrer From “The Whole Soul” By Philip Levine 9. JEWels . . . in Conversations with God The Messiah #1 Lined out from Michael Gold’s Jews without Money The Messiah #2 Traditional joke Closer By Aaron Zeitlin, translated by Morris M. Faierstein Wrestling with God By Bob Mankoff Somebody Up There Likes Me Traditional joke retold by Bob Mankoff It’s All Relative Traditional joke retold by Peninnah Schram Tevye the Milkman Said Lined out from the story “Tevye Strikes It Rich” by Sholem Aleichem My Aunt’s Ninetieth Birthday Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a quip by Ann Katz The Tailor’s Prayer Traditional tale A Pair of Pants Traditional tale The Do-Over By Steve Zeitlin, inspired by a conversation with Richard Rabinowitz The dna in My Coffee—A True Story Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from the story “God and dna over Coffee” by Lisa Lipkin Deconstructing Heaven Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a tale retold by Rabbi Avraham Weiss Levi Yitzhak Burns the Evidence Traditional tale Six Lines By Aaron Zeitlin, translated by Robert Friend To the Rescue Traditional joke Lifeline Traditional tale 10. JEWels . . . on the Meaning of Life The Meaning of Meaning By Bob Holman Who Knows? Adapted by Flash Rosenberg from one of her father’s favorite jokes Hineni By Flash Rosenberg The Angel of Death Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from an essentially true story in Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls The Land Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale If Not Higher! Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from the short story “If Not Higher!” by I. L. Peretz Time All at Once Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a story by Caroline Harris Soul Sight Adapted by Marc Kaminsky and Steve Zeitlin from Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls The Burning Twig Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale retold by Robert J. Bernstein Oy Lined out from a spontaneous observation by Eli Levine The Philosopher Traditional joke Life Traditional joke The Razbash on Old Age By Zev Shanken Doctor, Doctor Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional joke retold by Doris Kirshenblatt Yizkor By Zev Shanken The Razbash on Forgiveness By Zev Shanken The Womb Traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter Moishe’s Wisdom Lined out from Moishe Sacks’s comments in The Grand Generation documentary (1993) The Angel of Forgetfulness Lined out from Dara Horn’s novel The World to Come The Laughing Man Lined out from Elie Wiesel’s Souls on Fire, based on writings attributed to Rabbi Nachman of Breslov Wiesel’s Response Lined out from Elie Wiesel’s Souls on Fire The Fiftieth Gate Lined out from a passage by Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh, as recounted by Martin Buber Whitewater Rapids Adapted by Marc Kaminsky and Steve Zeitlin from the story “Whitewater” by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi The Ring Adapted by Marc Kaminsky and Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale The Beautiful Question Traditional tale retold by Steve Zeitlin Lost in the Woods Traditional tale retold by Peninnah Schram Shmuel Discovers a Purpose in Life Traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter Coda Traditional tale retold by Rabbi Edward Schecter Concerto Adapted by Steve Zeitlin from a traditional tale retold by Rabbi Eli Rubenstein 11. Final Thoughts Questions for Discussion Source Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Commentator Biographies Index
£21.59
MP-ALA American Library Assoc Muslims in Story Expanding Multicultural
Book SynopsisOne of the root causes of Islamophobia is ignorance, often fuelled by stereotyped and negative portrayals of Muslims in media and popular culture. Muslims in Story is a timely and proactive approach to tackling this issue, by engendering friendships and empathy through quality children's and young adult literature.Table of Contents Foreword: Let’s Counter Islamophobia through Stories Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Why Counter Islamophobia through Stories? Chapter 1 An Overview of Muslims in America Chapter 2 Islamophobia and Its Impact Chapter 3 Using Literature to Create Long-Term Systemic Change Part II Reframing the Narrative through Curated Book Lists and Programming Ideas Chapter 4 Muslim Kids as Heroes: Connecting across Cultures Chapter 5 Inspiring Muslim Leaders and Thinkers: Showcasing Current and Historical Contributions Chapter 6 Celebrating Islam: Understanding Religious Practices and Traditions Chapter 7 Folktales from Islamic Traditions: Drawing Wisdom from Tall Tales Conclusion Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions on Islam Appendix B Suggested Guidelines to Evaluate Muslim Children’s Literature Appendix C Timeline of Muslims in America Appendix D Glossary: A Few Unfamiliar Words Appendix E Suggested Educational Resources Index
£43.20
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Islamic Capitalism and Finance Origins Evolution
Book SynopsisThis illuminating and thought-provoking book questions whether classical Islamic capitalism, which has served Muslims so well for centuries, can provide a viable alternative world economic system.Trade Review'It was a humbling experience to read the product of such a remarkable feat of scholarship. It is all at once an exploration in analytic history and a complete text of Islamic finance theory and application. It is also one of the most succinct renditions of evolution of Islamic finance embedded in comprehensive account of particularities of economies as diverse as Malaysia and Turkey. This is a unique contribution to Islamic finance and Islamic economic history. It has been a rewarding learning experience. It is truly a breathtaking effort.' --Abbas Mirakhor, former IMF Executive Director and the recipient of the Islamic Development Bank Prize in Islamic Economics (2003)'[A] well-written and well-documented work about the economic aspects of Islam since its beginnings.' --Hamid Hosseini, Journal of the History of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Part I: Value Systems Behind Institutions 1. Two Approaches to Islamic Economics and Finance 2. Basic Principles of Islamic Capitalism Part II: Historical Institutions of Private Enterprise: Capital Accumulation 3. Financing the Entrepreneur: The Medieval Islamic Business Partnerships 4. Evolution of Medieval Islamic Business Partnerships in the Islamic World and the West 5. Commerce and Commercial Institutions Part III: Historical Institutions of Capital Redistribution and Public Finance 6. Obligatory Redistribution of Wealth: Taxation and Institutions of Tax Collection, the Origins of Modern Sukuk 7. Voluntary Redistribution of Wealth (The Waqf) Part IV: Islamic Capitalism and Finance Today 8. Waqfs of Stocks 9. The Birth and Evolution of Modern Islamic Banking 10. Borrowing from the Public: Sukuk 11. Takaful (Islamic Insurance) 12. The Lembaga Urusan Dan Tabung Haji: Financing the Modern Pilgrimage Part V: Future of Islamic Capitalism and Finance 13. The Islamic Gold Dinar 14. Maqasid Al-Shari’ah and Islamic Banking 15. Venture Capital 16. Democracy and the Modern Islamic Capitalism Bibliography Index
£118.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Foundations of Islamic Banking Theory
Book SynopsisAfter barely half a century of experience, Islamic banking has become established as a niche industry across the world, offering new and sophisticated financial products designed to be compliant with Islamic legal principles and common law.Trade ReviewThis wide-ranging guide to the foundations and fundamental principles of this new form of ethics-based financial practice will be of interest for regulators, practitioners, and scholars in the fields of economics, finance, money and banking. --Islamic HorizonsMohamed Ariff and Munawar Iqbal have put together a significant and useful body of productive thinking that will be of use to both academics and practitioners. . . This book is a very good collection of scholarly papers, well worth reading and reflecting upon. It will undoubtedly help students, academics and practitioners to improve their understanding of Islamic financial institutions and Islamic financial markets. It will be equally useful to specialists in economics, finance, money and banking because it combines a comprehensive discussion of theoretical aspects of the Islamic financial market with very rigorous empirical analysis. --Toseef Azid, The Muslim World Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Islamic Financial Institutions Mohamed Ariff and Munawar Iqbal PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF ETHICAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 2. Ethics-based Financial Transactions: An Assessment of Islamic Banking Mohamed Ariff 3. Ethical Principles in Islamic Business and Banking Transactions Mervyn K. Lewis 4. Adapting Understanding of Riba to Islamic Banking: Some Developments Abdullah Saeed PART II: ISLAMIC BANKING PRINCIPLES, REGULATIONS AND GOVERNANCE 5. Development, History and Prospects of Islamic Banking Munawar Iqbal 6. Development of Legal Issues of Corporate Governance for Islamic Banking Ishaq Bhatti and Maria Bhatti 7. Corporate Governance and Islamic Banks Michael T. Skully PART III: THE PRACTICE: OPERATING ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 8. Performance of Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks Mohamed Ariff, Mohammad K. Badar, Shamsher M. and Taufiq Hassan 9. Shari’ah-consistent Investment Vehicles in Malaysia Kabir Hassan and Eric Girard 10. Takaful Insurance: Concept, History and Development Challenges Syed Othman Alhabshi and Shaikh Hamzah Razak PART IV: A DEBATE ON THE ISSUE OF REWARD FOR PARTING WITH CAPITAL 11. Usury and its Critics: From the Middle Ages to Modernity Constant Mews and Adrian Walsh 12. Riba and Interest in Islamic Banking: An Historical Review Raquib Zaman 13. Tensions in Christian Financial Ethics: An Historical Overview Ibrahim Abraham PART V: EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BANKING ACCREDITATION 14. Human Capital Development in Islamic Finance: Initiatives and Challenges Syed Hamid Aljunid Index
£38.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Islamic Capitalism and Finance Origins Evolution
Book SynopsisThis illuminating and thought-provoking book questions whether classical Islamic capitalism, which has served Muslims so well for centuries, can provide a viable alternative world economic system.Trade Review'It was a humbling experience to read the product of such a remarkable feat of scholarship. It is all at once an exploration in analytic history and a complete text of Islamic finance theory and application. It is also one of the most succinct renditions of evolution of Islamic finance embedded in comprehensive account of particularities of economies as diverse as Malaysia and Turkey. This is a unique contribution to Islamic finance and Islamic economic history. It has been a rewarding learning experience. It is truly a breathtaking effort.' --Abbas Mirakhor, former IMF Executive Director and the recipient of the Islamic Development Bank Prize in Islamic Economics (2003)'[A] well-written and well-documented work about the economic aspects of Islam since its beginnings.' --Hamid Hosseini, Journal of the History of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Part I: Value Systems Behind Institutions 1. Two Approaches to Islamic Economics and Finance 2. Basic Principles of Islamic Capitalism Part II: Historical Institutions of Private Enterprise: Capital Accumulation 3. Financing the Entrepreneur: The Medieval Islamic Business Partnerships 4. Evolution of Medieval Islamic Business Partnerships in the Islamic World and the West 5. Commerce and Commercial Institutions Part III: Historical Institutions of Capital Redistribution and Public Finance 6. Obligatory Redistribution of Wealth: Taxation and Institutions of Tax Collection, the Origins of Modern Sukuk 7. Voluntary Redistribution of Wealth (The Waqf) Part IV: Islamic Capitalism and Finance Today 8. Waqfs of Stocks 9. The Birth and Evolution of Modern Islamic Banking 10. Borrowing from the Public: Sukuk 11. Takaful (Islamic Insurance) 12. The Lembaga Urusan Dan Tabung Haji: Financing the Modern Pilgrimage Part V: Future of Islamic Capitalism and Finance 13. The Islamic Gold Dinar 14. Maqasid Al-Shari’ah and Islamic Banking 15. Venture Capital 16. Democracy and the Modern Islamic Capitalism Bibliography Index
£53.15
John Wiley & Sons The Jewish Oregon Story 19502010
Book SynopsisTraces the history of diverse Jewish Oregonians and their communities during a period of dramatic change. Drawing on archival sources, including a collection of over five hundred oral histories, the book explores how Jewish Oregonians both contributed to and were shaped by the “Oregon Story”, a political shift that fueled Oregon’s emerging reputation for progressivism and sustainability.
£21.21
WW Norton & Co The Short Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan
Book SynopsisA Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "Reading this excellent, thought-provoking biography, one is all too easily reminded of Camus’s 1942 novel, The Stranger." —Philip Kerr, Wall Street JournalTrade Review"On Nov. 7, 1938, a troubled Jewish teenager walked into an embassy in Paris, got in to see a low-level Nazi attache and shot him dead-a killing that gave Hitler a pretext for the savage, anti-Semitic orgy of Kristallnacht." -- Scott Martelle "In his well-crafted study...Jonathan Kirsch manages to put some meat on the skinny frame of his protagonist and also to put a human face on his victim. In so doing, Kirsch has made a valuable contribution to our understanding of Kristallnacht." -- David Clay Large
£12.34
Cornell University Press The Spirit of Things
Book SynopsisWhat role do objects play in crafting the religions of Southeast Asia and shaping the experiences of believers? The Spirit of Things explores religious materiality in a region marked by shifting boundaries, multiple beliefs, and trends toward religious exclusivism. While most studies of religion in Southeast Asia focus on doctrines or governmental policy, contributors to this volume recognize that religious thingsstatues, talismans, garments, even sacred automobilesare crucial to worship, and that they have a broad impact on social cohesion. By engaging with religion in its tangible forms, faith communities reiterate their essential narratives, allegiances, and boundaries, and negotiate their coexistence with competing belief systems. These ethnographic and historical studies of Southeast Asia furnish us with intriguing perspectives on wider debates concerning the challenges of secularization, pluralism, and interfaith interactions around the world.In this volume, contTrade Review"By focusing on the material dimensions of religious life, this stimulating volume sheds new light on some important sources of both creativity and conflict in Southeast Asia. Through a fascinating range of cases, the authors demonstrate the power of things to provoke, facilitate, and constrain people's religious projects. This book is the fruitful outcome of strong local knowledge brought to bear on questions of wide interest across this complex region."—Webb Keane, University of Michigan, author of Signs of Recognition: Powers and Hazards of Representation in an Indonesian Society and Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter
£26.59
Cornell University Press The Spirit of Things
Book SynopsisIn this volume, contributors offer rich ethnographic analyses of religious practices in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Burma that examine the roles materiality plays in the religious lives of Southeast Asians.Trade Review"By focusing on the material dimensions of religious life, this stimulating volume sheds new light on some important sources of both creativity and conflict in Southeast Asia. Through a fascinating range of cases, the authors demonstrate the power of things to provoke, facilitate, and constrain people's religious projects. This book is the fruitful outcome of strong local knowledge brought to bear on questions of wide interest across this complex region."—Webb Keane, University of Michigan, author of Signs of Recognition: Powers and Hazards of Representation in an Indonesian Society and Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter
£97.20
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Controversial Sholem Asch An Introduction to
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£15.26
Ohio University Press Under the Heel of the Dragon
Book SynopsisThe Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of their minority status.Trade Review“A valuable case study focusing on the degree of Uighur assimilation or desire for assimilation to the majority Han society.... engagingly written.... Highly recommended.” * CHOICE *“The truth is that there is no cut-and-dry answer to these problems, but this book has done an exceptional job foreshadowing the riots of July 2009 by examining the deep-rooted problems that Xinjiang’s ethnic groups face. It’s the same problems that many people have when forming opinions about Xinjiang, one reason this book would be a beneficial read for them.” * Xinjiang Far West China Blog *
£20.69
Harvard University Press The Lords Jews
Book SynopsisRosman shows the influence of the Jews on economic, social, and political life in the Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian territories, and offers new perspectives on their relations with magnates. He draws on Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish sources and literature to detail the socioeconomic development of early modern Europe's largest Jewish community.
£26.06
Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. Light and Shadows
Book SynopsisHighlights the 2,700-year history of Jews in IranTrade Review"The book is a sumptuous and illuminating work of history." -- Jonathan Kirsch * The Jewish Journal *
£34.64
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Philanthropy in the Muslim World
Book SynopsisPhilanthropy plays an essential role in Muslim practice around the world. Using a new framing, Philanthropy in the Muslim World contributes to the literature by adding Muslim-majority countries that have not been previously included in cross national philanthropy volumes as well as countries that have important Muslim minority communities.Trade Review‘Philanthropy in the Muslim World is a welcomed comparative volume about how giving is understood and practiced in Islam. This is a must-read for scholars and students who wish to understand the universal but also unique characteristics of giving behavior across the globe. It effectively reconsiders taken-for-granted assumptions about faith-based philanthropy and contributes a framing of Muslim philanthropy to the scholarly and policy-oriented conversations about global generosity.’ -- Susan Appe, University at Albany, SUNY, USA‘The nearly two billion Muslims in the world are not a homogenous population. Indeed, they are spread globally and live in almost every country in the world, and they practice their faith in very many different ways depending on the culture and geographical context. This book takes on the Herculean task of representing the practice of philanthropy by Muslims worldwide. It succeeds in doing so by inviting contributors from across the globe and giving them a voice in articulating the tradition of Muslim philanthropy as they know it. The diversity of viewpoints is refreshing, as not only do they come from different cultures but indeed from different disciplines. This is a must-read for those seeking to understand the contextualization of Muslim philanthropic practices based on politics, history, economics, and culture.’ -- Femida Handy, University of Pennsylvania, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Philanthropy in the Muslim World 1 Shariq Siddiqui and David A. Campbell 2 What is Muslim philanthropy? 7 Shariq Siddiqui PART I AFRICA 3 Muslim philanthropy in Egypt 28 Kareman M. Shoair 4 Philanthropy in the Muslim world: Ghana 49 Ahmed Hamza Tijani and Ibrahim Abdallah 5 Muslim philanthropy in Nigeria 68 Kole Shettima 6 Embedded giving: Muslim philanthropy in South Africa 82 Halima Mahomed PART II MIDDLE EAST 7 Islamic philanthropy in Jordan 101 Jalal Maqableh 8 Islamic philanthropy in Kuwait 119 Samir Abu-Rumman 9 Philanthropy in Saudi Arabia 133 Esam Gunaid Abdo Al-Nahari and Mohannad Mofawaz 10 Philanthropy in the Republic of Yemen 154 Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani PART III EUROPE 11 Muslim philanthropy in France: a terra incognita to be explored 170 Charles Sellen 12 Muslim civil society and philanthropy in Germany 195 Siri Hummel and Malte Schrader 13 Religion and philanthropy in Turkey 211 Ali ‚arkoğlu PART IV SOUTHEAST ASIA 14 Muslim philanthropy and civil society in Bangladesh: unorganized, but impactful 231 Samiul Hasan 15 Muslim philanthropy in India: the unfolding reform agenda? 252 Sabith Khan 16 Philanthropy in Pakistan 269 Muhammad Ali PART V ASIA 17 Muslim philanthropy in China 287 Lili Wang 18 Reconsidering Muslim philanthropy and sustainable development in Indonesia 305 Hilman Latief PART VI MUSLIM MINORITY COMMUNITIES 19 Islam, Muslims, and philanthropy in Australia 322 David Tittensor 20 Muslim philanthropy and civil society in the Caribbean and The Bahamas 343 Kim Williams-Pulfer 21 Muslim philanthropy in the United States 362 Shariq Siddiqui, Rafeel Wasif and Zeeshan Noor Index
£130.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Islamic Finance in Eurasia
Book SynopsisProviding a comprehensive account of the progress, potential and challenges facing Islamic finance in Eurasia, this prescient book explores Islamic financeâs history and development across the Asian and European continents and argues that in order for this market to continue to prosper, innovation and adaptation is a necessity.Trade Review‘It is hard to find books focusing on Islamic finance in Eurasia. I congratulate and commend the efforts of the publisher, editors and contributors of this book for compiling various important aspects of the development of Islamic finance in Eurasia which is not limited only to the developments; but potential and challenges as well.’ -- Mansor Ibrahim, Deputy President, INCEIF University, Malaysia‘Through this book we realise that irrespective of the faith convictions and the number of Muslims residing in a particular country or region, Islamic finance is essential to be developed for sustainable development. There is no doubt that today’s Islamic finance has gained momentum in the world as a proxy to conventional financing.’ -- Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin, Professor of Economics, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey‘This book is a source of inspiration to realise the untapped potential of Islamic finance in Eurasia. Through this book it is easy to realise the exponential development of Islamic finance in Eurasia while understanding the significance of strategic leadership role as an essential ingredient for success. The selected case studies discussed in this book are useful to appreciate the innovative practices in Islamic finance.’ -- Zamir Iqbal, Vice President of Finance, Islamic Development Bank, Saudi ArabiaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Federica Miglietta Acknowledgement xviii Introduction to Islamic Finance in Eurasia 1 M. Kabir Hassan, Paolo Biancone and Aishath Muneeza PART I PROGRESS OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN EURASIA 1 The state of Islamic finance in Europe 7 Omar Rehan Baig, Aishath Muneeza, M. Kabir Hassan and Paolo Biancone 2 Developments of Islamic Finance in Eastern Europe and Caucasus Region 27 Madina Kalimullina 3 Islamic Finance in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries 44 M. Kabir Hassan, Ismail Mohamed, Shadman Shakib, Muath Mubarak, Aishath Muneeza and Paolo Biancone 4 The driving factors for the advance of Islamic finance in Southern Europe 79 Monsurat Ayojimi Salami 5 Growth of Islamic finance in Northern Europe 101 Mouad Sadallah, Mohammed Soufiane Benmoussa and Saeed A. Bin-Nashwan PART II POTENTIAL OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN EURASIA 6 Islamic finance and the demand for Islamic home financing solutions within the Dutch Islamic consumer segment 129 Erik Lesterhuis, Aishath Muneeza and M. Kabir Hassan 7 Debt-free diminishing Musharaka home finance in the United Kingdom: An empirical case study of primary finance 150 Salman Hasan and Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad 8 The role of multilateral organizations in the development of Islamic finance in Asia 162 Priyesta Rizkiningsih, Cindhi Cintokowati, Randi Swandaru, Aishath Muneeza and M. Kabir Hassan 9 The role of cash waqf in resolving the financing challenges for human development 184 M. Kabir Hassan, Aishath Muneeza and Paolo Biancone 10 The role of sukuk in developing real estate projects 210 Aishath Muneeza, Sherin Kunhibava, M. Kabir Hassan and Paolo Biancone PART III INNOVATIVE ISLAMIC FINANCE PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES 11 Financial Sustainability Challenges of Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) in Indonesia: What Really Matters? 221 Dony Perdana, Saeed A. Bin-Nashwan, Aishath Muneeza and M. Kabir Hassan 12 Challenges facing the development of Islamic finance in Western Europe 250 Rihab Grassa 13 Challenges in establishing digital Islamic banks in Malaysia 262 Siti Nuraisyah Binti Mohammed Sulaiman and Aishath Muneeza 14 The challenges facing Islamic finance in Uzbekistan 283 Viktoriya Muzaffarova and Aishath Muneeza 15 Blockchain sukuk to assist financing challenges facing microfinance in Indonesia 306 Sherin Kunhibava, Zakariya Mustapha, Maryam Khalid and Aishath Muneeza Index 323
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Edward Elgar Publishing Handbook on Religion and the Environment
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary Handbook examines the relationship between environmental problem solving and religion, addressing how environmental planning often neglects the cultural influences and organizational resources of the worldâs religions. It explores global faiths such as Islam and Buddhism, as well as Indigenous and emerging religions.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc From Generation to Generation
Book SynopsisSince it was first published in 1980, From Generation to Generation has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective story and part spiritual quest.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Foreword (Elie Wiesel). Introduction. CHAPTER ONE: Climbing Up My Family Tree: Jewish Genealogy as a Spiritual Pilgrimage. CHAPTER TWO: Getting Started: How to Begin Your Research. First Steps. Gathering Your History: Collecting Stories. Family Legends: Are They True? Ten Common Family Myths—or Truths! What Questions Should You Ask? Tips on Interviewing Relatives. Observations on People Who Don’t Appreciate Genealogy. Following Leads like a Detective. Taking Notes. Visiting Relatives and Others. Family Photographs. Writing Letters. Final Tips on How to Begin. CHAPTER THREE: Are You Ready to Check the Records? Prepare Yourself. Telephone Books. Vital Records. Federal Census Records. State Census Records. Tips on Dealing with Government Agencies. City Directories. Synagogue Records. The National Archives. What if You Were Adopted? Canadian Research. A Few Important Canadian Resources. Cardinal Rules When Dealing with Libraries, Archives, and Other Institutions. Tips on Dealing with Librarians. Publishing Your Family History. CHAPTER FOUR: How Is Jewish Genealogy Different from All Other Genealogy? Memorial Books (Yizkor Books). Are There Memorial Books for Your Towns? The Yizkor Book Project. Other Places to Look for Yizkor Books. How to Obtain Copies for Yourself. The Yizkor Book Special Interest Group (SIG). Two Traditional Sources: Mohel Books and Ketubot. Archives, Libraries, and Organizations. American Jewish Archives. The Center for Jewish History. A Conversation with Robert Friedman. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. A Conversation with Zachary Baker. The Leo Baeck Institute. American Jewish Historical Society. Jewish Historical Societies Around the World. The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People. A Conversation with Sallyann Amdur Sack. Jewish Genealogical Societies Around the World. The Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center. LDS Family History Library. Other Valuable Jewish Sources. Toledot: The Journal of Jewish Genealogy. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy. Encyclopedia Judaica. First American Jewish Families. My Generations: A Jewish Genealogical Textbook. Other Jewish Genealogical Publications. Professional Genealogical Assistance. A Conversation with Ladislau Gyémánt. A Conversation with Miriam Weiner. Ten Commandments for Jewish Genealogists. CHAPTER FIVE: Avotaynu: The Premier Publisher in the World of Jewish Genealogy. Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy. What Will You Find in Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy? Avotaynu Back Issues on CD-ROM (1985–2002). Books from Avotaynu. A Conversation with Gary Mokotoff. CHAPTER SIX: JewishGen.org: Jewish Genealogy in Cyberspace. A Few Basics. A Guide to the Site. Learn. Research. Discussion Groups. Projects and Activities. Hosted Organizations. Contributions and Fundraising. A Conversation with Warren Blatt. CHAPTER SEVEN: Were Your Ancestors Great Rabbis? Rabbinic Dynasties. Rabbinic Sources. Rabbinic Texts. Hebrew Subscription Lists. A Conversation with Neil Rosenstein. CHAPTER EIGHT: The Names in Your Family. A Brief History of Jewish Surnames. The Origins of Modern Surnames. Patronymics. Place Names. Vocational Names. Descriptive Names. Names from Abbreviations. Matronymics. Some Jewish Surnames and Their Meanings. Personal Names. For Whom Were You Named? What if Your Name Was Changed? Names as Clues to Dates. Last Names from the Maternal Side. Hebrew, Yiddish, and English Names. Sources for Determining the Meanings of Names. Some Additional Research Suggestions. Back Issues of Avotaynu. The Consolidated Jewish Surname Index (CJSI). Project for the Study of Jewish Names. Information on Jewish Names from JewishGen.org. Some Final Thoughts About Jewish Names. A Conversation with Alexander Beider. CHAPTER NINE: Holocaust Research: Changing Numbers into Names. Holocaust Research: The Search for Victims and Survivors. The International Tracing Service. The Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center. Yad Vashem. An Indispensable Guidebook. Memorial Books as Sources for Learning About Holocaust Victims. Locating Survivors. Survivor Lists. JewishGen.org’s Holocaust Database. How Can These Lists Serve You? The Jewish Agency Search Bureau for Missing Relatives in Israel. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Location Services. The Benjamin and Vladka Meed Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. Deportations from France During the Holocaust. Mauthausen Death Books. Other Death Books. Pre-Holocaust European Phone Books. CHAPTER TEN: Your Immigrant Ancestors. Immigration to the United States. 1654–1825. 1825–1880. 1880–1929. 1929–1945. 1945 to the Present. Immigration to Canada. Aliyah to Israel. Your Immigrant Ancestors: Who Were They? Landsmanshaften. Tracing the Journey. How to Find the Ship That Brought Your Ancestors to America. How to Find Steamship Passenger Lists with Your Ancestors on Them. Passenger Lists Online. Avotaynu Articles Concerning Immigration Records. Canadian Immigration Records. How to Obtain Photographs of Your Ancestors’ Steamships. Naturalization Records: An Important Genealogical Source. The Legitimacy of Sending for Family History Documents. “These Are the Generations”. CHAPTER ELEVEN: Discovering the Old Country. Where Once We Walked. JewishGen ShtetlSeeker. Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People. Encyclopedia Judaica. Locating Landsmanshaften. Sources for Landsmanshaft Records. Your Shtetl or Town During the Holocaust. How to Locate Your Shtetl. Soundex Systems. Genealogical Sources in the Old Country: How to Do Long-Distance Research. Visiting the Old Country. How to Plan Your Trip. Advice Before Traveling to Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. CHAPTER TWELVE: Jewish Cemeteries: Your History Chiseled in Stone. Cemeteries as Family Bonds. A Walk Through a Jewish Cemetery. Visiting Jewish Cemeteries. Tombstones. Cemetery Plots. Tombstone Transcribing. How to Read a Jewish Tombstone. Tombstone Rubbings. Photographing Tombstones. Locating Cemeteries. Death Certificates. Wills. Obituaries. European Jewish Cemeteries. Other Valuable Jewish Cemetery Sources. APPENDIX: Relationship Chart: How Are We Related? The Author. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Transcultural Teens
Book SynopsisTranscultural Teens provides readers with a window onto the cultural and linguistic creativity of the housing projects, or cité, that ring Paris, showing how young people of Algerian Arab origins play with language in fascinating ways that subvert commonly held notions of intercultural animosity. Provides solid, real-world evidence in the often abstracted theoretical debate on globalization and transnationalism Offers detailed data on linguistic practices that is more focused than generalized anthropological studies Includes the experiences of French-Algerian adolescent girls who remain largely absent from academic and popular discourse Reveals the cultural richness and diversity of a population that is stigmatized and marginalized in a national context Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi Introduction: Performing Transcultural Youth Identities 1 1 Ethnography in les Cités 8 2 Speech in the Cité: Style and Stigma 34 3 “Sans Problème” or “Cent Problèmes”? Revoicing Stereotypes about les Arabes 58 4 La Racaille and le Respect 91 5 “You Call That a Girl?”: Gender Crossing and Borderwork 114 6 Parental Name-Calling 154 7 Crossing Registers: Voicing the French TV Host 172 Conclusion 195 References 200 Index 213
£78.26
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Everyday Peace
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2016 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award of the Political Geography Specialty Group at the AAGProviding important insights into political geography, the politics of peace, and South Asian studies, this book explores everyday peace in northern India as it is experienced by the Hindu-Muslim community. Challenges normative understandings of Hindu-Muslim relations as relentlessly violent and the notion of peace as a romantic endpoint occurring only after violence and political maneuverings Examines the ways in which geographical concepts such as space, place, and scale can inform and problematize understandings of peace Redefines the politics of peace, as well as concepts of citizenship, agency, secular politics, and democracy Based on over 14 months of qualitative and archival research in the city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface viii Acknowledgements ix List of Abbreviations xii Glossary xiv List of Figures xix 1 Introduction 1 2 The Scalar Politics of Peace in India 35 3 Making Peace Visible in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks 67 4 Political life: Lived Secularism and the Possibility of Citizenship 90 5 Civic Space: Playing with Peace and Security/Insecurity 109 6 Economic Peace and the Silk Sari Market 138 7 Becoming Visible: Citizenship, Everyday Peace and the Limits of Injustice 159 8 Conclusions: Questioning Everyday Peace 176 References 191 Index 213
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Modern Islamist Movements
Book SynopsisModern Islamist Movements provides a clear and accessible examination of the history, beliefs and rationale of Islamist Groups and their grievances with the West and governments within the majority-Muslim world, while examining some of these groups'' visions for a global Islamic empire. A clear and accessible text that examines the history, beliefs and rationale for violence emerging from Islamist movements, while examining some of these groups'' visions for a global Islamic empire Examines Islamist grievances against the West and modern governments in the majority Muslim world, while providing an overview of Islam''s relations with the West from the period of the Crusades to the modern age Discusses the historic development of Islamism in Egypt, the West Bank and Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Explains classic Islamic understandings of jihad and Bin Laden''s, al-Qaida''s, and other Islamists interpretations of this concept Table of ContentsList of Maps viii Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Egypt 37 3 The West Bank, Gaza, and Israel 85 4 Saudi Arabia 122 5 Pakistan 164 6 Afghanistan 188 7 Conclusion 218 Index 221
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century provides an engaging depiction of Islam as a living religion. Exploring Islam's historical context and core elements of the tradition, the authors provide a global perspective that captures the diversity of Islam in different regions and countries.Trade Review“This unique and challenging textbook describes the historical background and present diversity of political and intellectual currents in Islam in its various forms ... This is a compact and sophisticated text, suitable for graduate students seeking to understand the roots and development of modern Islamic movements and contestations.” (Religious Studies Review, 1 December 2013) Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors xv Acknowledgments xviii Part I Overview: Islam: Image and Reality 1 1 Introduction 3Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud 2 The Historical Context 13Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud 3 Religious Structures: Tawhid 31Laith Saud 4 Islamic Beliefs: The Development of Islamic Ideas 51Laith Saud 5 Islamic Political Theology 81Laith Saud Part II Islam and the Modern World 109 6 Islam and the State: Part I 111Scott W. Hibbard 7 Islam and the State: Part II 135Scott W. Hibbard 8 Muslims as Minorities in the West 157Aminah Beverly McCloud Part III Regional Studies 171 9 Islam in Africa 173Babacar Mbengue 10 Islam in South Asia 203Saeed A. Khan 11 Islam in Central Asia 217Maria Louw 12 Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia 233Aminah Beverly McCloud 13 Muslim Histories in Latin America and the Caribbean 249John Tofik Karam Part IV Islam in a Globalized World 269 14 The Ecology of Teaching about Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century 271Aminah Beverly McCloud 15 Terrorism, Islamophobia, and the Media 285Scott W. Hibbard Conclusion: Image and Reality Reconsidered 309Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud Index 315
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