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- The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth: Challenge or Response?
- Book
- 1997
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion
summary
A collection of essays focusing on myth in Judaism from biblical to modern times, this book offers a sense of the great diversity of the Jewish religion. The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth offers a panorama of diverse definitions of myth, understandings of Judaism, and competing evaluations of the “mythic” element in religion. The contributors focus on the problem of defining myth as a category in religious studies, examine modern religion and the role of myth in a “secularized” world, and look at specific cases of Jewish myth from biblical through modern times.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- Part One: What is Jewish Myth?
- The Mythology of Judaism
- pp. 11-25
- Part Two: Modem Uses of Myth in Judaism
- Judeophobia, Myth, and Critique
- pp. 123-154
- Part Three: Case Histories on Myth in Judaism
- The Poetics of Myth in Genesis
- pp. 157-170
- The Myth of Jesus in Rabbinic Literature
- pp. 191-216
- Melchizedek: King, Priest, and God
- pp. 217-234
- Contributors
- p. 309
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791497449
MARC Record
OCLC
42854791
Pages
317
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No