JEWISH APPROACHES TO HINDUISM [electronic resource] : a history of ideas from judah ha-levi to jacob sapir (12th-19th... centuries).

By:

Marks, Richard Gordon [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge studies in religionPublication details: [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2021.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9781000436662
1000436667
9781003171942
100317194X
9781000436679
1000436675

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DDC classification:

296.3/9945

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Summary: This book explores past expressions of the Jewish interest in Hinduism in order to learn what Hinduism has meant to Jews living mainly in the 12th through the 19th centuries. India and Hinduism, though never at the center of Jewish thought, claim a place in its history, in the picture Jews held of the wider world, of other religions and other human beings. Each chapter focuses on a specific author or text and examines the literary context as well as the cultural context, within and outside Jewish society, that provided images and ideas about India and its religions. Overall the volume constructs a history of ideas that changed over time with different writers in different settings. It will be especially relevant to scholars interested in Jewish thought, comparative religion, interreligious dialogue, and intellectual history.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	296.3/9945 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000031517ENG

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This book explores past expressions of the Jewish interest in Hinduism in order to learn what Hinduism has meant to Jews living mainly in the 12th through the 19th centuries. India and Hinduism, though never at the center of Jewish thought, claim a place in its history, in the picture Jews held of the wider world, of other religions and other human beings. Each chapter focuses on a specific author or text and examines the literary context as well as the cultural context, within and outside Jewish society, that provided images and ideas about India and its religions. Overall the volume constructs a history of ideas that changed over time with different writers in different settings. It will be especially relevant to scholars interested in Jewish thought, comparative religion, interreligious dialogue, and intellectual history.

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