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Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the Hellenistic-Roman period were marked by suspicion and hate, maintain most studies of that topic. This book argues that if such conjectures are true, how did Jews succeed in winning so many adherents, whether full-fledged proselytes or 'sympathizers' who adopted one or more Jewish practices

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This comprehensive annotated bibliography is the first to cover Jewish alcoholism and drug addiction in detail, with 583 citations to scholarly and popular books, articles, and reports.

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This handbook addresses how the Jewish American community emerged from obscurity to play a role in behind-the-scenes power politics and finally appeared center stage.

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Since 1648, Eastern Jews have moved west in large numbers. Jews from Eastern Europe played a particularly strong role in the fields of social work, the fur trade, textiles, and entertainment. This book examines the migration of Jews from the east and describes the roles they have taken in the west.

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To understand the situation of the Jewish Defense League in the United States, Janet Dolgin spent fourteen months with the JDL in Jerusalem and in New York City. In this book she considers how its members relate to each other and to outsiders, and places these relationships in the context of American society as a whole. Originally published in 197

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Volume three of this exciting series focuses on Jewish intellectual history in the Middle Ages.

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"First published in Great Britain 2020; Paperback edition published 2021"--Title page verso.

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The history of Morocco cannot effectively be told without the history of its Jewish inhabitants.

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This book investigates the role of Jewish legends and tropes in the creation and development of speculative fiction during the European Enlightenment, in Americas golden age magazines, superhero comics, and films, and with magical realism trends in South America and Israel, arguing that Jewish writers created and perfected the genre.

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This book investigates the role of Jewish legends and tropes in the creation and development of speculative fiction during the European Enlightenment, in Americas golden age magazines, superhero comics, and films, and with magical realism trends in South America and Israel, arguing that Jewish writers created and perfected the genre.

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This new bibliography is indispensable for libraries supporting academic programs in Jewish Studies and journalism, as well as area studies.

Singerman's coverage of the studies and research about the Jewish press is broadly defined, his scope is worldwide, and all pertinent languages are treated.

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Jews and Judaism have been profoundly affected by the horrific course of the Holocaust, and by the formation of Israel as a Jewish nation-state. These have been the major themes in the Times' treatment of Judaism, in thousands of articles, from the 1970s to the present.

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Jews and the Military is the first comprehensive and comparative look at Jews' involvement in the military and their attitudes toward war from the 1600s until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Derek Penslar shows that although Jews have often been described as people who shun the army, in fact they have frequently been willing, even eage

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"Engaging and insightful. O'Brien provides rich descriptions of the cultural work these teenagers do in their efforts to be both good Muslims and fully American."--Mark Chaves, author of American Religion.n.

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A social biography of a rural Moroccan judge. It combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective 'Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the contemporary world.

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The only comprehensive resource of its kind, this interdisciplinary bibliography lists and describes all significant books, dissertations, articles, and periodicals on the subject of Latin American Jews published in any language between 1970 and 1986.

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Jewish legal and political thought developed in conditions of exile, where Jews had neither a state of their own nor citizenship in any other. What use, then, can this body of thought be to Jews living in Israel or as emancipated citizens in secular states This collection of essays by political theorists and lawyers deals with such questions.

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Offers a controversial argument that the main currents of political Islam, despite recent world events, are rejecting militancy for the sake of democratic politics -- a shift of historical importance

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This book explores the world of religious listening in Boston and its implications for democracy in the United States. It argues that religious communities develop socially embodied forms of divine listening, reshaping our listening practices in ways that both sanctify and democratize our audition.

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