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The Jewish Encounter with Hinduism : History, Spirituality, Identity / Alon Goshen-Gottstein.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Interreligious studies in theory and practicePublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 275 pagine ; 23 cmContent type:
  • testo (txt)
Media type:
  • senza mediazione (n)
Carrier type:
  • volume (nc)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.39945 23
Other classification:
  • BM 729.I36.G67J 2016
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Situating the Project: Personal and Collective Dimensions -- 2 The Hindu-Jewish Encounter: The Present Context -- 3 The Jews of India: What Can We Learn from Them? -- 4 Sarmad the Jew: A Precursor of the Encounter -- 5 Judaism(s) and Hinduism(s) -- 6 Judaism and Hinduism: Insights from the Comparative Study of Religion -- 7 The Passage to India: The Quest for Spirituality -- 8 Saints: Encountering the Divine in Humanity -- 9 The Wisdom of India: Ancient Images and Contemporary Challenges -- 10 The Encounter within: Hinduism and Configurations of Jewish Identity -- 11 The Encounter Becomes Official: Hindu-Jewish Summits -- 12 Hinduism and a Jewish Theology of Religions -- 13 Summary and a Personal Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Hinduism has become a vital 'other' for Judaism over the past decades. The book surveys the history of the relationship from historical to contemporary times, from travellers to religious leadership. It explores the potential enrichment for Jewish theology and spirituality, as well as the challenges for Jewish identity.
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Opera (Magaz.) Opera (Magaz.) Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Magazzino BM 729.I36.G67J 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0030221715

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Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Situating the Project: Personal and Collective Dimensions -- 2 The Hindu-Jewish Encounter: The Present Context -- 3 The Jews of India: What Can We Learn from Them? -- 4 Sarmad the Jew: A Precursor of the Encounter -- 5 Judaism(s) and Hinduism(s) -- 6 Judaism and Hinduism: Insights from the Comparative Study of Religion -- 7 The Passage to India: The Quest for Spirituality -- 8 Saints: Encountering the Divine in Humanity -- 9 The Wisdom of India: Ancient Images and Contemporary Challenges -- 10 The Encounter within: Hinduism and Configurations of Jewish Identity -- 11 The Encounter Becomes Official: Hindu-Jewish Summits -- 12 Hinduism and a Jewish Theology of Religions -- 13 Summary and a Personal Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Hinduism has become a vital 'other' for Judaism over the past decades. The book surveys the history of the relationship from historical to contemporary times, from travellers to religious leadership. It explores the potential enrichment for Jewish theology and spirituality, as well as the challenges for Jewish identity.