The Encyclopedia of Judaism Supplement I

by Neusner, Jacob; Avery-Peck, Alan; Green, William Scott

• ISBN13: 9780826414601
• ISBN10: 0826414605
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-18
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The Encyclopedia of Judaism provides a full and reliable account of Judaism, beginning in ancient Israelite times and extending to our own day: about Judaism, the religion, its diverse history, literature, beliefs past and present, observances and practices, and place in the context of society and culture. A full and detailed index provides ready-reference for facts, and the systematic articles set forth highly readable accounts of the entire range of Judaic systems of belief and behavior put forth over time and in our own time. It is written for people from all backgrounds, scholars, and general readers alike.More than 100 topics are covered in the first three volumes of the Encyclopedia. This first Supplement adds 32 new studies in the history, practices, and theology of Judaism. Supplement II is anticipated for 2003, and Supplement III for 2004.

Table of Contents

Board of Consulting Editors: The Encyclopaedia of Judaism	vii
Additional Consulting Editors: The Encyclopaedia of Judaism, Supplement One	ix
Preface to Supplement One	xi
Preface	xiii
Aggadah in the Halakhah	1593	(12)
Ancient Judaisms---Modern Syntheses	1605	(7)
Astrology and Magic in Medieval Jewish Thought	1612	(8)
Biology and the Law of Judaism	1620	(10)
China, Practice of Judaism in	1630	(22)
Cloning	1652	(4)
Codification of Jewish Law---Medieval	1656	(12)
Codification of Jewish Law---Modern	1668	(8)
Conversos in Medieval Spain	1676	(14)
Dialectics in Judaism	1690	(6)
Disabilities, Judaism and	1696	(9)
Diseases in Jewish Sources	1705	(13)
Ecology in Ancient Judaism	1718	(11)
Election of Israel	1729	(12)
Ethiopia, Judaism in	1741	(13)
Genetic Engineering	1754	(3)
God, Image of	1757	(6)
Greece, Practice of Judaism in	1763	(15)
Josephus, Biblical Figures in	1778	(16)
Judaism, the Second Half of the Twentieth Century	1794	(13)
Karaite Judaism	1807	(14)
Khazars and Judaism	1821	(11)
Mishnah, Analogical-Contrastive Reasoning in	1832	(15)
Morocco, Practice of Judaism in	1847	(16)
Phenomenology of Judaism	1863	(17)
Rabbinic Judaism, Social Teaching of	1880	(7)
Sermons in Medieval and Early Modern Judaism	1887	(17)
Superstition in Judaism	1904	(12)
Surrogate Motherhood	1916	(4)
Tradition in Judaism	1920	(21)
Women in the Judaism of the Dual Torah	1941	(13)
General Index	1954	(35)
Index of Textual References	1989