Jews and words / Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger.
| Author/creator | Oz, Amos author. |
| Other author | Oz-Salzberger, Fania, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012] |
| Copyright Date | ©2012 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | JSTOR |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Continuity -- Vocal women -- Time and timelessness -- Each person has a name; or, do Jews need Judaism? |
| Abstract | The authors roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews and words. Father and daughter tell the tales behind Judaism's most enduring names, adages, disputes, texts, and quips. These words, they argue, compose the chain connecting Abraham with the Jews of every subsequent generation. From the unnamed, possibly female author of the Song of Songs through obscure Talmudists to contemporary writers, they suggest that Jewish continuity, even Jewish uniqueness, depends not on central places, monuments, heroic personalities, or rituals but rather on written words and an ongoing debate between the generations. |
| General note | "A companion volume to the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-223) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Oz, Amos. Jews and words. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2012 9780300156478 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2012022077 |
| ISBN | 9780300156775 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0300156774 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| Stock number | 405479 MIL |
| Stock number | 22573/ctt2zxcd4 JSTOR |
| Stock number | 907BB92C-7C52-4C3A-8CB7-90FB8A970EB5 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |