The myth of the cultural Jew : culture and law in Jewish tradition / Roberta Rosenthal Kwall.

• The myth of the cultural Jew -- Culture, law, and the development of Jewish tradition -- Origins and development of Jewish law: a top-down view -- The norms of Jewish law observance: a bottom-up view -- The birth of Jewish denominations in modernity and their divergent views on Jewish law -- Foundational conflicts: "who is a Jew" and Sabbath laws -- Homosexuality -- Women and synagogue ritual -- The State of Israel's role in forging Jewish law and culture in the post-Holocaust era -- Jewish identity in the United States -- The lessons of cultural analysis.

Ämnesord

Jewish law  -- Philosophy. (LCSH)

Judaism  -- Doctrines. (LCSH)

Jews  -- Identity. (LCSH)

Culture and law.  (LCSH)

Culture and law.  (fast)

Jewish law  -- Philosophy. (fast)

Jews  -- Identity. (fast)

Judaism  -- Doctrines. (fast)

Judisk rätt  -- teori, filosofi (sao)

Judendom  (sao)

Religion och juridik  (sao)

Judaism  (LCSH)

Religion and law  (LCSH)

Klassifikation

BM520.6 (LCC)

296.1/8 (DDC)

Cmdb.01 (kssb/8 (machine generated))