Jewish Studies

This book provides a general history of the rise of Israel since the early Zionist efforts at state building. In particular it seeks to show how unlikely Israel's creation was and that it should best be understood as a series of revolutions...

The path toward modern Jewish politics, a process that required a dramatic reconstruction of Jewish life, may have emerged during a far earlier time frame and in a different geographic and cultural context than has previously been thought. Drawing upon current sociological understanding of social mo..

The path toward modern Jewish politics, a process that required a dramatic reconstruction of Jewish life, may have emerged during a far earlier time frame and in a different geographic and cultural context than has previously been thought. Drawing upon current sociological understanding of social mo..

_x005F_x000D_ As opposed to the prevailing understanding of Spinoza and his work, The Role of Contradictions in Spinoza's Philosophy explores an array of profound and pervasive contradictions in Spinoza’s system and argues they are deliberate and constitutive of his philosophical thinking and the no..

The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as w..

First published in 1901, this study of the social life of the Hebrews considers both the time of the judges and the time of the monarchy...

First published in 1901, this study of the social life of the Hebrews considers both the time of the judges and the time of the monarchy...

Published in 1908, this book details the development and establishment of Judaism and Jewish culture in contrast to the spread and presence of the Christian church and community. _x005F_x000D_..

This book examines Enlightenment conceptions of ugliness, both theoretical and practical, as a way of capturing how the idea of the Ugly provoked questions about social acceptability, religious legitimacy, and moral worth...

This book looks at how some of the figures of the so-called Renaissance of "Jewish" philosophy between the two world wars - Franz Rosenzweig, Walter Benjamin and Martin Buber - grappled with problems of violence, revolution and war. ..

This book explores the concepts of war and peace throughout the history of Judaism, from biblical times to the present. Combining three branches of learning, contributors from Israel and the USA open new vistas of investigation for the future as well as an awareness of the past...

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...