Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education

This book examines the history of Jewish education from the Biblical period to the present. It traces how Jews have formally and informally transmitted their culture and worldview over the years, with particular attention to the shift from premodernity to modernity and to the unique opportunities an...

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Main Author: Chazan, Barry (Author)
Contributors: Chazan, Robert (Other) ; Jacobs, Benjamin M. (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2017
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Education
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Education—Philosophy
B Education
B Church and education
B Education—History
B Judaism
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Parallel Edition:Druckausg.: 978-3-319-51585-4
Printed edition: 9783319515854
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Summary:This book examines the history of Jewish education from the Biblical period to the present. It traces how Jews have formally and informally transmitted their culture and worldview over the years, with particular attention to the shift from premodernity to modernity and to the unique opportunities and challenges of contemporary American Jewish education. Its authors combine historical background and insight with educational expertise to provide a robust portrait of the cultures and contexts of Jewish education and address possibilities for the future
Chapter 1. Pre-Modern Jewish Education -- Chapter 2. The Crisis of Modernity -- Chapter 3. America: Contexts and Cultures -- Chapter 4. The Culture of American Jewish Schooling -- Chapter 5. The Counterculture of American Jewish Education -- Epilogue
ISBN:3319515861
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51586-1