My Jewish Year
My Jewish Year

Author: Abigail Pogrebin

Publisher: Fig Tree Books

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1941493211

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In the tradition of The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs and Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler comes Abigail Pogrebin’s My Jewish Year, a lively chronicle of the author’s journey into the spiritual heart of Judaism. Although she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about their foundational purpose and contemporary relevance; she wanted to understand what had kept these holidays alive and vibrant, some for thousands of years. Her curiosity led her to embark on an entire year of intensive research, observation, and writing about the milestones on the religious calendar. Whether in search of a roadmap for Jewish life or a challenging probe into the architecture of Jewish tradition, readers will be captivated, educated and inspired by Abigail Pogrebin’s My Jewish Year.

Remains of the Jews
Remains of the Jews

Author: Andrew S. Jacobs

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780804747059

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Remains of the Jews studies the rise of Christian Empire in late antiquity (300-550 C.E.) through the dense and complex manner in which Christian authors wrote about Jews in the charged space of the “holy land.” The book employs contemporary cultural studies, particularly postcolonial criticism, to read Christian writings about holy land Jews as colonial writings. These writings created a cultural context in which Christians viewed themselves as powerful—and in which, perhaps, Jews were able to construct a posture of resistance to this new Christian Empire. Remains of the Jews reexamines familiar types of literature—biblical interpretation, histories, sermons, letters—from a new perspective in order to understand how power and resistance shaped religious identities in the later Roman Empire.

A Jewish Guide in the Holy Land
A Jewish Guide in the Holy Land

Author: Jackie Feldman

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2016-04-11

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0253021480

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For many Evangelical Christians, a trip to the Holy Land is an integral part of practicing their faith. Arriving in groups, most of these pilgrims are guided by Jewish Israeli tour guides. For more than three decades, Jackie Feldman—born into an Orthodox Jewish family in New York, now an Israeli citizen, scholar, and licensed guide—has been leading tours, interpreting Biblical landscapes, and fielding questions about religion and current politics. In this book, he draws on pilgrimage and tourism studies, his own experiences, and interviews with other guides, Palestinian drivers and travel agents, and Christian pastors to examine the complex interactions through which guides and tourists "co-produce" the Bible Land. He uncovers the implicit politics of travel brochures and religious souvenirs. Feldman asks what it means when Jewish-Israeli guides get caught up in their own performances or participate in Christian rituals, and reflects on how his interactions with Christian tourists have changed his understanding of himself and his views of religion.

The Misunderstood Jew
The Misunderstood Jew

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0061748110

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In the The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that their appreciation of him deepens and a greater interfaith dialogue can take place. Levine's humor and informed truth-telling provokes honest conversation and debate about how Christians and Jews should understand Jesus, the New Testament, and each other.

The Greatest Works of Scottish Literature
The Greatest Works of Scottish Literature

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-13

Total Pages: 15244

ISBN-13:

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This unique and meticulously edited collection includes the greatest historical novels, adventure classics, legends, romance novels and war stories set in Scottish highlands and moors. Contents: Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped Catriona Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale Weir of Hermiston Walter Scott: Waverley Guy Mannering The Antiquary Rob Roy Ivanhoe Kenilworth The Pirate The Fortunes of Nigel Peveril of the Peak Quentin Durward St. Ronan's Well Redgauntlet Woodstock The Fair Maid of Perth Anne of Geierstein Old Mortality The Black Dwarf The Heart of Midlothian The Bride of Lammermoor A Legend of Montrose Count Robert of Paris Castle Dangerous The Monastery The Abbot The Betrothed The Talisman John Buchan: The Thirty-Nine Steps The Three Hostages Huntingtower Castle Gay The Power-House John Macnab Sir Quixote of the Moors John Burnet of Barns A Lost Lady of Old Years The Half-Hearted Salute to Adventurers Midwinter Witch Wood The Free Fishers O. Douglas: Olivia in India The Setons Penny Plain Ann and Her Mother Pink Sugar The Proper Place The Day of Small Things Priorsford Taken by the Hand Jane's Parlour The House That Is Our Own George MacDonald: David Elginbrod Alec Forbes of Howglen Robert Falconer Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood What's Mine's Mine The Elect Lady Heather and Snow Salted with Fire Malcolm The Marquis of Lossie Sir Gibbie Donal Grant J. M. Barrie: Auld Licht Idylls A Window in Thrums The Little Minister Sentimental Tommy Tommy and Grizel

The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott (Illustrated Edition)
The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Walter Scott

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2017-06-21

Total Pages: 15714

ISBN-13: 807583383X

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This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: INTRODUCTION SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens WAVERLY NOVELS WAVERLEY GUY MANNERING THE ANTIQUARY ROB ROY IVANHOE KENILWORTH THE PIRATE THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL PEVERIL OF THE PEAK QUENTIN DURWARD ST. RONAN'S WELL WOODSTOCK THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN Tales of My Landlord OLD MORTALITY BLACK DWARF THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR A LEGEND OF MONTROSE COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS CASTLE DANGEROUS Tales from Benedictine Sources THE MONASTERY THE ABBOT Tales of the Crusaders THE BETROTHED THE TALISMAN SHORT STORIES: Chronicles of the Canongate CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE - INTRODUCTORY THE HIGHLAND WIDOW THE TWO DROVERS THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER The Keepsake Stories MY AUNT MARGARET'S MIRROR THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER DEATH OF THE LAIRD'S JOCK CHRISTOPHER CORDUROY PHANTASMAGORIA THE INFERNO OF ALTISIDORA A HIGHLAND ANECDOTE DEPRAVITY AMONG ANIMALS Translation GOETZ OF BERLICHINGEN, WITH THE IRON HAND Plays HALIDON HILL MACDUFF'S CROSS THE DOOM OF DEVORGOIL AUCHINDRANE Poetry Journal Letters PAUL'S LETTERS TO HIS KINSFOLK LETTERS OF MALACHI MALAGROWTHER LETTERS ON DEMONOLOGY AND WITCHCRAFT Historical Works TALES OF A GRANDFATHER IN FIVE VOLUMES THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE Articles RELIQUES OF ROBERT BURNS LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN HOME LIFE OF KEMBLE — KELLY'S REMINISCENCES SALMONIA ON PLANTING WASTE LANDS ON LANDSCAPE GARDENING TRIAL OF DUNCAN TERIG ALIAS CLERK, AND ALEXANDER BANE MACDONALD BIOGRAPHIES: SIR WALTER SCOTT by George Saintsbury SIR WALTER SCOTT by Richard H. Hutton THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by J. G. Lockhart ...

The Complete Works
The Complete Works

Author: Walter Scott

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 15713

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you a collection of the greatest works by Walter Scott. Contents:_x000D_ INTRODUCTION_x000D_ SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo_x000D_ MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson_x000D_ SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens_x000D_ WAVERLY NOVELS_x000D_ WAVERLEY_x000D_ GUY MANNERING_x000D_ THE ANTIQUARY_x000D_ ROB ROY_x000D_ IVANHOE_x000D_ KENILWORTH _x000D_ THE PIRATE_x000D_ THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL _x000D_ PEVERIL OF THE PEAK _x000D_ QUENTIN DURWARD_x000D_ ST. RONAN'S WELL _x000D_ WOODSTOCK_x000D_ THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH_x000D_ ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN _x000D_ Tales of My Landlord_x000D_ OLD MORTALITY_x000D_ BLACK DWARF_x000D_ THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN_x000D_ THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR _x000D_ A LEGEND OF MONTROSE _x000D_ COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS_x000D_ CASTLE DANGEROUS_x000D_ Tales from Benedictine Sources_x000D_ THE MONASTERY _x000D_ THE ABBOT_x000D_ Tales of the Crusaders_x000D_ THE BETROTHED_x000D_ THE TALISMAN _x000D_ SHORT STORIES:_x000D_ Chronicles of the Canongate_x000D_ CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE - INTRODUCTORY_x000D_ THE HIGHLAND WIDOW_x000D_ THE TWO DROVERS_x000D_ THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER_x000D_ The Keepsake Stories_x000D_ MY AUNT MARGARET'S MIRROR_x000D_ THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER_x000D_ DEATH OF THE LAIRD'S JOCK_x000D_ CHRISTOPHER CORDUROY_x000D_ PHANTASMAGORIA_x000D_ THE INFERNO OF ALTISIDORA_x000D_ A HIGHLAND ANECDOTE_x000D_ DEPRAVITY AMONG ANIMALS_x000D_ Translation_x000D_ GOETZ OF BERLICHINGEN, WITH THE IRON HAND_x000D_ Plays_x000D_ HALIDON HILL_x000D_ MACDUFF'S CROSS_x000D_ THE DOOM OF DEVORGOIL_x000D_ AUCHINDRANE_x000D_ Poetry_x000D_ Journal_x000D_ Letters_x000D_ PAUL'S LETTERS TO HIS KINSFOLK_x000D_ LETTERS OF MALACHI MALAGROWTHER_x000D_ LETTERS ON DEMONOLOGY AND WITCHCRAFT_x000D_ Historical Works_x000D_ TALES OF A GRANDFATHER IN FIVE VOLUMES_x000D_ THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN_x000D_ THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE_x000D_ Articles_x000D_ RELIQUES OF ROBERT BURNS_x000D_ LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN HOME_x000D_ LIFE OF KEMBLE — KELLY'S REMINISCENCES_x000D_ SALMONIA_x000D_ ON PLANTING WASTE LANDS_x000D_ ON LANDSCAPE GARDENING_x000D_ TRIAL OF DUNCAN TERIG ALIAS CLERK, AND ALEXANDER BANE MACDONALD_x000D_ BIOGRAPHIES:_x000D_ SIR WALTER SCOTT by George Saintsbury_x000D_ SIR WALTER SCOTT by Richard H. Hutton_x000D_ THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by J. G. Lockhart _x000D_ ...

The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Memoirs & Letters
The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Memoirs & Letters

Author: Walter Scott

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2024-01-07

Total Pages: 15721

ISBN-13:

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The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott showcases the renowned author's diverse literary talents, including novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs, and letters. With a rich historical context and vivid storytelling, Scott's works transport readers to the romantic landscapes of Scotland and beyond. His novels, such as 'Ivanhoe' and 'Rob Roy,' are characterized by their intricate plots, memorable characters, and immersive historical details. Furthermore, Scott's poetic compositions reflect his deep love for nature and his keen observations of human emotions. Sir Walter Scott, a prominent figure in the Romantic literary movement, drew inspiration from Scottish history and folklore. His passion for antiquarianism and chivalric tales heavily influenced his writing style, making his works both entertaining and educational. Scott's dedication to preserving Scotland's cultural heritage through his literary endeavors earned him widespread acclaim and solidified his legacy as one of the greatest literary figures of his time. I highly recommend 'The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott' to readers who appreciate masterful storytelling, rich historical settings, and lyrical prose. This comprehensive collection offers a glimpse into the creative genius of a literary giant whose works continue to captivate audiences worldwide.