Book Series in Middle East Studies
Routledge Jewish Studies Series
New & Published Titles:
Facing the Other
The Ethics of Emmanuel Levinas
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A User's Guide to Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption
This user-friendly guide will help students of the 'Star' to be able to discuss at a basic level what, at least conceptually, Rosenzweig intended to… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59254-3 (Routledge)
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On Liberty
Jewish Philosophical Perspectives
The communitarian critic of liberalism argues that the socio-political context is fundamental to any understanding of the individual as such. This debate is advanced by… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59255-0 (Routledge)
Referring to God
Jewish and Christian Perspectives
There is a long tradition of discussion in the philosophy of religion about the problems and possibilities involved in talking about God. This book presents… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59257-4 (Routledge)
Judaism, Philosophy, Culture
Selected Studies by E. I. J. Rosenthal
One of the outstanding interpreters of Jewish culture in the twentieth century has been Erwin Rosenthal. This book contains some of his most influential work,… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59263-5 (Routledge)
Philosophy of the Talmud
This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud. The Talmud is not a work of formal philosophy, but much of what it… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59264-2 (Routledge)
From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design
Its Beginning, its Definition, its End
The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59265-9 (Routledge)
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The Hidden Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
The central argument of this book is that Hannah Arendt's deserved place in the history of Western philosophy has been overlooked, and recognition of her… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59301-4 (Routledge)
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The Image of the Black in Jewish Culture
A History of the Other
The evolving image of the Black in the history of Jewish culture is being traced here in the conceptual framework of recent post-modern theories of… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59302-1 (Routledge)
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From Falashas to Ethiopian Jews
In the light of the Israeli government's plan to halt Ethiopian immigration, this book provides original research into the transformation of the Falashas to Ethiopian… read moreAugust 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-59303-8 (Routledge)
Series Details:
Studies, which are interpreted to cover the disciplines of history, sociology, anthropology, culture, politics, philosophy, theology, religion, as they relate to Jewish affairs. The remit includes texts which have as their primary focus issues, ideas, personalities and events of relevance to Jews, Jewish life and the concepts which have characterised Jewish culture both in the past and today. The series is interested in receiving appropriate scripts or proposals
Forthcoming Titles:
War and Peace in Jewish Tradition: From the Ancient World to the Present
Edited by Yigal Levin, Amnon Shapira
To be published July 1st 2011
The Holocaust and Representations of Jews: History and Identity in the Museum
By K. Hannah Holtschneider
To be published July 1st 2011
God, Jews and the Media: Religion's Impact on Israel's Media
By Yoel Cohen
To be published April 1st 2011
The Global Impact of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion: A Century-Old Myth
Edited by Esther Webman
To be published December 1st 2010
Collaboration with the Nazis: Public Discourse after the Holocaust
Edited by Roni Stauber
To be published August 2nd 2010