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Understanding Judaism: Origins*Beliefs*Practices*Holy Texts*Sacred Places

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This thought-provoking introduction to Judaism traces its development from the Biblical kingdom of Judah to the present-day state of Israel and Jewish communities around the world. Coverage includes movements such as Hasidism, Reform Judaism, Zionism, and Kabbala.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

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197 reviews24 followers
June 12, 2018
I don't know much about Judaism, but this book did a good job of informing me of the basic concepts. The book is easy to read and has nice pictures. Too many authors of these of type of books eschew telling us basic things, preferring instead to demonstrate how much bookwork they have done and how clever they are.
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521 reviews57 followers
April 20, 2013
Curioseando en la Biblioteca Norte de la UAA encontré una colección de pequeños textos sobre algunas religiones mundiales. Entre estos, estaba este librito, que contiene una somera pero excelente introducción a las creencias básicas y prácticas fundamentales del judaísmo. Me pareció muy accesible la organización de los temas, aunque creo que podrían tratarse con mayor amplitud. Sin embargo, como introducción es un muy buen libro.

Pensé en continuar leyendo los siguientes libros sobre las demás religiones, pero tras una breve observación noté que todos se desprendían de un mismo libro más grande, por lo que preferí continuar con ese.
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October 4, 2016
Sencillo resumen de las principales características de la fe hebrea, desde sus orígenes e historia a lanrelación entre sociedad y religión pasando por los aspectos de lo divino, textos sagrados, personas sagradas, principios éticos, espacios sagrados, tiempo sagrado, muerte y vida después de la muerte.
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10 reviews3 followers
April 28, 2014
I read this book for an essay I was writing but found it very interesting. I enjoyed learning a little more about a religion I didn't know much about.
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