Boundaries of Judaism /

Hartman, Donniel.

Boundaries of Judaism / by Donniel Hartman. - London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2007. - ix, 193 p. ; 24 cm. - The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 1. . - Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 1. .

Revised doctoral dissertation.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and index.

Introduction : the modern problem of 'who are the Jews?' -- Pluralism, tolerance and deviance -- Deviance, boundaries and marginalization in rabbinic literature -- Intolerable deviance and its forms of marginalization in mediaeval halakhic writing -- The Hatam Sofer and the boundaries of orthodoxy -- Moshe Feinstein and the boundaries of orthodoxy -- Towards a contemporary theory of boundaries.

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2008295888


Sofer, Moses, 1762-1839.
Feinstein, Moses, 1895-1986.


Jews--Identity.
Judaism.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Orthodox Judaism.

DS143 / .H277 2007

305.8924 / H333B