TY - BOOK AU - Itzjaki,Yedidya AU - Steigman,Nahum TI - The uncovered head: Jewish culture: new perspectives SN - 9781611490374 AV - BM45 .I89 2011eb U1 - 296.09/05 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Newark, Lanham, Md. PB - University of Delaware Press, Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group KW - Judaism KW - 21st century KW - Jews KW - Identity KW - Religious pluralism KW - Orthodox Judaism KW - Relations KW - Nontraditional Jews KW - Juifs KW - Identité KW - Pluralisme théologique KW - Judaïsme KW - Judaïsme orthodoxe KW - Judaïsme réformé KW - RELIGION KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Interfaith relations N1 - "Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought"--Data view; Translated from Hebrew; Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-252) and index; Introduction -- Identity -- Secular identity -- Jewish identity -- Moving toward Jewish pluralism -- Judaism and Jewry today -- Secular reading of Jewish culture N2 - Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=465387 ER -