Jewish Sunday schools : teaching religion in nineteenth-century America / Laura Yares.
| Author/creator | Yares, Laura author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : New York University Press, [2023] |
| Description | ix, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Teaching religion in 19th-century America. |
| Series | North American religions North American religions. ^A1144949 |
| Contents | Jewish Women on the Educational Frontier -- Catechisms, Masculinity, and Rational Jewish Religion -- How Do You Solve a Problem Like Shavuot? -- Expanding the Educational Marketplace -- Religious Education as Americanization -- From Theology to Religion. |
| Abstract | "The Jewish Sunday school in nineteenth-century America was a pioneering new institution founded by Jewish women that not only reimagined the nature and purpose of Jewish education, but also reimagined Judaism as a modern American religion"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022040806 |
| ISBN | 9781479822270 |
| ISBN | 1479822272 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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