Fachinformationsdienst Jüdische Studien
1) Land, Dorf, Kehilla: "Landjudentum" in der deutschen und deutsch-jüdischen Erzählliteratur bis 1918
Author
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Der vorliegende Band widmet sich dem deutschen Landjudentum aus literaturhistorischer Perspektive und geht der Frage nach, inwiefern die jahrhundertelange Existenz jüdischer Gemeinden im ländlichen Raum erzählliterarisch auf Widerhall stieß. Den Ausgangspunkt dieser Spurensuche bildet eine historisch fundierte Klärung des Begriffs "Landjude", der im Laufe des 19. Jahrhunderts einem Wandel unterworfen war und zusehends zum Gegenbild des kulturell...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Throughout history, the study of sacred texts has focused almost exclusively on the content and meaning of these writings. Such a focus obscures the fact that sacred texts are always embodied in particular material forms-from ancient scrolls to contemporary electronic devices. Using the digital turn as a starting point, this volume highlights material dimensions of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The essays in this collection...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The book sheds light on various chapters in the long history of Protestant-Jewish relations, from the Reformation to the present. Going beyond questions of antisemitism and religious animosity, it aims to disentangle some of the intricate perceptions, interpretations, and emotions that have characterized contacts between Protestantism and Judaism, and between Jews and Protestants. While some papers in the book address Luther's antisemitism and the...