{"product_id":"the-princeton-companion-to-jewish-studies-9780691215198","title":"The Princeton Companion to Jewish Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative guide to Jewish studies, reflecting the latest research in a diverse and flourishing field \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJewish studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that draws on the methods of the modern academy--historical research, anthropology, literary studies, philosophy, religious studies, sociology, feminism, and the study of the arts and culture, among others--to illuminate the past and present of Jewish life, thought, and expression. This book provides an entry point to Jewish studies for readers who want to learn about the questions it raises and the insights it generates. Although no single volume can capture the full breadth of the field, this \u003ci\u003ePrinceton Companion\u003c\/i\u003e encompasses some of the most important subfields of Jewish studies, presenting new historical research and introductions to the many other disciplines that can be brought to bear on Jewish history and experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe editors, all distinguished scholars of Jewish studies, have gathered contributions from a range of prominent and up-and-coming figures in the field. These contributors offer original perspectives that reflect new findings and novel contexts. Part I, \"Rethinking the Past,\" aims to give an overview of recent research trends in the study of Jewish history, covering the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and modern times. Part II, \"Ideas and Expression,\" surveys new research in the study of Jewish language, religion, philosophy, literature, art, music, and other humanities-centered approaches to Jewish life. Part III, \"Interactions and Identity,\" brings the social sciences and anthropology into the picture, along with Israel studies and Mizrahi studies, to introduce the ways scholars today are seeking to shed light on how Jews identify themselves, interact with others, organize themselves, and behave politically and economically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeora Batnitzky\u003c\/b\u003e is the Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Judaism Became a Religion: An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton); \u003ci\u003eLeo Strauss and Emmanuel Levinas: Philosophy and the Politics of Revelation; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Idolatry and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRepresentation: The Philosophy of Franz Rosenzweig Reconsidered\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eEve Krakowski\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of Near Eastern Studies and Judaic Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eComing of Age in Medieval Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eSteven Weitzman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Abraham M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and the Ella Darivoff Director of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton), a National Jewish Book Award Winner, and \u003ci\u003eSolomon: The Lure of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676272328978,"sku":"9780691215198","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7321c06f-62a4-44a1-898d-a7c6379fae0e.jpg?v=1761051475","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-princeton-companion-to-jewish-studies-9780691215198","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}