{"product_id":"jewish-identity-in-early-rabbinic-writings-9789004100121","title":"Jewish Identity in Early Rabbinic Writings","description":"\u003ci\u003eJewish Identity in Early Rabbinic Writings\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a question of legal status: it is the \u003ci\u003eexperience of being Jewish\u003c\/i\u003e or of 'Jewishness' in all its social and cultural dimensions. This work describes this experience as it emerges in Talmudic and Midrashic sources.\u003cbr\u003eBesides the question of “who is a Jew?”, topics include the contrast between Israel and the non-Jews, the physical embodiment of Jewish identity, the 'boundaries' of Israel and resistance to assimilation. Jewish identity, it is argued, hinges essentially on the Divine commandments (\u003ci\u003emitzvot\u003c\/i\u003e) and on Israel's perceived proximity with the Divine.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a variety of disciplines, including the theories of William James and Merleau-Ponty, this study raises important issues in anthropology, as well as accounting for central aspects of early rabbinic Judaism.","brand":"Stern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308096368891,"sku":"9789004100121","price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9789004100121.jpg?v=1772491046","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/jewish-identity-in-early-rabbinic-writings-9789004100121","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}