Judaism : the genealogy of a modern notion /

Judaism makes the bold argument that the very concept of a religion of 'Judaism' is an invention of the Christian church. The intellectual odyssey of world-renowned Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin, this book will change the study of Judaism--an essential key word in Jewish Studies--as we und...

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Main Author: Boyarin, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Series:Key words in Jewish studies ; v. 9.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: The Terms of the Debate; 1. The Debate of the Terms; Part II: The State of the Lexicon: Questioning the Archive; 2. Jewry without Judaism: The Stakes of the Question; 3. Getting Medieval Yahadut; Part III: A New Dispensation: The Christian Invention of ""Judaism; 4. "Judaism" out of the Entrails of Christianity; 5. From Yiddishkayt to Judentum; From Judentum to Yahadut; or Philology and the Transformation of a Folk; Epilogue: Theory as Askesis; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index