Takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is that the study of how Jews construct the... Læs mere
From Symbolism to Socialist Realism offers a broad variety of materials contextualizing the literary texts most frequently read in Russian literature courses at the undergraduate and beginning graduate level.
Examines how Russian religious thinkers, both Jewish and Christian, conceived of Judaism, Jewry and the Old Testament... Læs mere
Brings together a batch of timeless classical Hebrew novels, short stories, and poems, and furnishes readers with commentaries and... Læs mere
Investigates some of the many puzzles and paradoxes in the Tolstoyan heritage, engaging both with Lev Tolstoy the artist, author of those incomparable novels, and Tolstoy the thinker,... Læs mere
The book presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living... Læs mere
This volume offers a threefold intellectual juncture, analyzing the liberal-republican... Læs mere
This collection of essays honouring John Doyle Klier’s life and work, brings together some of the most innovative... Læs mere
Argues, based on the Rabbinic textual tradition, especially the Babylonian Talmud, and utilising French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel... Læs mere
Examines four most important projects for Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century Europe. Focusing... Læs mere
Although Maimonides did not write a running commentary on any book of the Bible, biblical exegesis occupies a central place in his writings. This title includes essays... Læs mere