Judaism

Author

M A Morrison

Call Number

• 296 M881 2009 (CEN)

Browse similar titles by call number

Edition

4th ed.

Publication Information

New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2009.

Physical Description

144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Summary

Discusses the basic tenets of Judaism and explores the diverse ways in which they have been observed. Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Judaism are covered.

Notes

Chelsea House and Facts on File are both imprints of Infobase Publishing.

Contents

• Introduction : the modern Jewish world
• Early history of the Jews and Judaism
• The restoration to the present
• The Hebrew Bible: an overview
• Branches of Judaism and their basic beliefs
• Rites of pass passage
• The impact of Judaism
• Judaism: facing the future.