Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations
Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations

Author: Guy Ankerl

Publisher: INU PRESS

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9782881550041

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Some important questions are discussed in this book: Are there any civilisations other than the Western one living in our so-called Global-Age? 'Eastern civilisation'? Is the concept of East anything more than non-West? Or does there exist, in reality, a distinct Chinese, Indian, Arabo-Muslim, and Western civilisation? Is the construction of large civilisation-states such as China and India an unparalleled historical achievement? Do economic ties always eclipse other forms of affiliation such as those formed through kinship or between speech communities? What is the role of the 'Latin' and the Jewish Peoples in our Anglo-American-led Western world? Is English today the global language or merely an international one? Is the Chinese thought pattern closely related to its writing system? Is today's world one of (symmetrical) interdependence? Or rather one of hegemony? If the so-called North-South or East-West dialogue fails in constructing a universally accepted world civilisation, then what is the appropriate arrangement for reaching such a consensus within humankind?

The Next Generation
The Next Generation

Author: Ariela Keysar

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2000-06-08

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780791445433

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Focusing on the more than one million Jewish children and adolescents living in the United States, this book questions the future of the Jewish community's next generation.

Index to Jewish Periodicals
Index to Jewish Periodicals

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Published: 1989

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13:

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An author and subject index to selected and American Anglo-Jewish journals of general and scholarly interests.

New Serial Titles
New Serial Titles

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Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13:

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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.

The Coming of Lilith
The Coming of Lilith

Author: Judith Plaskow

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2005-07-15

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780807036235

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This first collection of Judith Plaskow's essays and short writings traces her scholarly and personal journey from her early days as a graduate student through her pioneering contributions to both feminist theology and Jewish feminism to her recent work in sexual ethics. Accessibly organized into four sections, the collection begins with several of Plaskow's foundational essays on feminist theology, including one previously unavailable in English. Section II addresses her nuanced understanding of oppression and includes her important work on anti-Judaism in Christian feminism. Section III contains a variety of short and highly readable pieces that make clear Plaskow's central role in the creation of Jewish feminism, including the essential "Beyond Egalitarianism." Finally, section IV presents her writings on the significance of sexual ethics to the larger project of transforming Judaism. Intelligently edited with the help of Rabbi Donna Berman, and including pieces never before published, The Coming of Lilith is indispensable for religious studies students, fans of Plaskow's work, and those pursuing a Jewish education.

American Jewish Life, 1920-1990
American Jewish Life, 1920-1990

Author: Jeffrey S. Gurock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1136675000

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This volume contains articles on Jewish life from 1920 to the present. Its entries include studies of the economy and migration in postwar America, the impact of Holocaust survivors on American Society and the reaction to gender stereotypes within American Culture.