Studying Judaism—The Critical Issues

<div>This<br/>volume in the <strong>Studying World Religions</strong><br/>series is an essential guide to the study of Judaism. Clearly structured to<br/>cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations,<br/>scripture, worship, society, material culture, thought and ethics, this is the<br/>ideal study aid for those approaching Judaism for the first time.<br/></div><div> </div><div><em>Studying Judaism</em> offers readers the<br/>chance to engage with a religious tradition as a diverse, living phenomenon.<br/>Its approach is ‘critical' in two major respects: its use of the dimensional<br/>approach to the study of religions as an interpretive framework, and its focus<br/>on matters perceived as problematic by insider and/or outsider commentators,<br/>such as gender, demography, geo-politics, the ‘museumization' of Jewish<br/>cultures and its impact on religion and identity. This book is the perfect<br/>companion for the fledgling student of Judaism.<br/></div>>

Melanie J. Wright was Academic Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Affiliated Lecturer in the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Divinity and a Fellow of Girton College. Her previous publications include Understanding Judaism (Orchard Academic) and Religion and Film: An Introduction (I. B. Tauris), UK.