TY - BOOK AU - Theodor,Ithamar AU - Greenberg,Yudit Kornberg TI - Dharma and halacha: comparative studies in Hindu-Jewish philosophy and religion T2 - Studies in comparative philosophy and religion SN - 9781498512800 AV - BM536.H5 U1 - 294.5/156 23 PY - 2018///] CY - Lanham, Boulder, New York, London PB - Lexington Books KW - Judaism KW - Relations KW - Hinduism KW - Judaïsme KW - Hindouisme KW - RELIGION KW - Comparative Religion KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Interfaith relations KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Ritual and Sacrifice; 1 Image Worship and Sacrifice; 2 Shakthi Garbha as Ark of the Covenant at an American Hindu Goddess Temple; 3 Working toward a More Perfect World; Part II Ethics; 4 Dharma and Halacha; 5 Humane Subjects and Eating Animals; 6 Animal Justice and Moral Mendacity; 7 Lethal Wives and Impure Widows; Part III Theology; 8 The Guru and the Zaddik and the Testimony of the Holy Ones; 9 Reading Eros, Sacred Place, and Divine Love in the Gītāgovinda and Shir Ha-Shirim10 On the Comparative Realization of Aesthetic Consciousness in Kabbalah and Tantra; 11 On the AUM and the Tetragrammaton; Epilogue; Index; About the Contributors N2 - "This work provides an anthology of close textual readings and examinations of a wide range of topics by leading scholars in interreligious scholarship and Hindu-Jewish dialogue, offering innovative approaches to categories such as ritual, sacrifice, ethics, and theology while underscoring affinities between Hindu and Jewish philosophy and religion" -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1844949 ER -