Religion and the individual: a Jewish perspective

The aim of this study is to demonstrate that, for all the admitted emphasis on peoplehood in the Jewish religious tradition, there are equally strong individualistic tendencies within Judaism which should not be confined to the sidelines. Dr Jacobs maintains that - in any balanced view of Judaism -...

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Άλλοι τίτλοι:Religion & the Individual
Κύριος συγγραφέας: Jacobs, Louis (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1992.
Στο/Στη:Έτος: 1992
Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό:Cambridge studies in religious traditions 1
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών:B Ιουδαϊσμός (μοτίβο) / Άτομο (μοτίβο)
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Individualism ; Religious aspects ; Judaism
B Theological Anthropology Judaism
B Theological anthropology ; Judaism
B Judaism Doctrines
B Judaism ; Doctrines
B Individualism Religious aspects Judaism
Διαθέσιμο Online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Παράλληλη έκδοση:Μη ηλεκτρονικά
Print version: 9780521411387
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Σύνοψη:The aim of this study is to demonstrate that, for all the admitted emphasis on peoplehood in the Jewish religious tradition, there are equally strong individualistic tendencies within Judaism which should not be confined to the sidelines. Dr Jacobs maintains that - in any balanced view of Judaism - it needs to be shown that what the individual does with his life has eternal significance for that same individual, not only for the Jewish people as a whole. Through a careful analysis of the primary texts, Jacobs conducts a thorough survey of some of the most important instances where the individual is discussed in the Jewish religious tradition. In so doing, his aim is not to elevate individualism at the expense of the Jewish community, but rather to show that Judaism pivots centrally neither on the people nor on the individual, but rests, rather, on both: his contention, finally, is that each needs to be taken equally into account if a balanced opinion of both is to be formed.
Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:0511557345
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511557347