An introduction to Jewish law
Jewish law is a singular legal system that has been evolving for generations. Often conflated with Biblical law or Israeli law, Jewish law needs to be studied in its own right. An Introduction to Jewish Law expounds the general structure of Jewish law and presents the cardinal principles of this rel...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Licari, François-Xavier, An introduction to Jewish law] (2020) (Gardella Tedeschi, Bianca)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Halacha
/ Judaism
/ Jewish law
/ History of law
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| Further subjects: | B
Jews
Legal status, laws, etc
B Jewish law ; Interpretation and construction B Jewish Law Interpretation and construction B Jews ; Legal status, laws, etc B Mishpat Ivri |
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| Summary: | Jewish law is a singular legal system that has been evolving for generations. Often conflated with Biblical law or Israeli law, Jewish law needs to be studied in its own right. An Introduction to Jewish Law expounds the general structure of Jewish law and presents the cardinal principles of this religious legal system. An introduction to modern Jewish law as it applies to the daily life of Jews around the world, this volume presents Jewish law in a way that answers all the questions that a student of comparative law would ask when encountering an unfamiliar legal system. Sources of Jewish law such as revelation, rabbinical and communal legislation, judicial decisions, and legal reasoning are defined and analyzed, and the authority of who decides what Jewish law is and why their decisions are binding is investigated. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Mar 2019) |
| ISBN: | 1108379877 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108379878 |