{"product_id":"comparative-perspectives-on-judaisms-and-stephen-sharot-9780814334010","title":"Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities author Stephen Sharot uses his work published in journals and collected volumes over the past thirty-five years to examine a range of Jewish communities across both time and geography. Sharot's sociological analyses consider religious developments and identities in diverse Jewish communities from Imperial China and Renaissance Italy to contemporary Israel and the United States. As Sharot examines these groups, other religions enter into the discussion as well, not only as major elements in the environments of Jewish communities but also with respect to certain religious phenomena that too have been present in Judaism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book is divided into four parts: the first compares religious developments in pre-modern and early modern Jewish communities; the second focuses on Jewish religious movements, especially messianic-millennial and antinomian, in the pre-modern and early modern period; the third examines Jewish religious and ethnic identities in the modern period; and the fourth relates developments in Judaism in the modern period to theoretical debates on secularization, fundamentalism, and public religion in the sociology of religion. The afterword sums up the findings of the previous sections and compares the boundaries and boundary shifts among Jewish communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the plural \"Judaisms\" in the title indicates, Sharot discusses extensive differences in the religious characteristics between Jewish communities. Scholars of religion and sociology will appreciate this informative and fascinating volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Sharot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814334016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814334010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Stephen Sharot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014220886271,"sku":"9780814334010","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c9dc2fd-0dea-476c-877f-60681e2cf317.jpg?v=1767747432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparative-perspectives-on-judaisms-and-stephen-sharot-9780814334010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}