Routledge Handbook of Jewish Ritual and Practice
Routledge Handbook of Jewish Ritual and Practice Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs. Organized in terms of texts, periods,…
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Routledge Handbook of Jewish Ritual and Practice
Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs. Organized in terms of texts, periods, practices, languages and relationships with the other, the book includes accounts of prayer, food, history, synagogues and the various legal and ideological debates that exist within Judaism with the focus on how they influence practice. Discussing the wide range of Jewish ritual and practice, this volume provides a contemporary guide to this significant aspect of religious life and experience.Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, this volume describes not only what takes place, but the reasons behind this and the implications both the theory and practice have for our understanding of Judaism.
Coming at a time of renewed interest in the role of the body in religion, this book aims to bring the theoretical and scriptural issues which