The Beginnings of Jewishness: Boundaries, Varieties, Uncertainties Volume 31

by Shaye J.D. Cohen

Book Overview

In modern times, various Jewish groups have argued whether Jewishness is a function of ethnicity, of nationality, of religion, or of all three. These fundamental conceptions were already in place in antiquity. The peculiar combination of ethnicity, nationality, and religion that would characterize Jewishness through the centuries first took shape in the second century B.C.E. This brilliantly argued, accessible book unravels one of the most complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520226933
• ISBN13: 9780520226937
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"