It Is Not Magic, It Is Smith: Comparison in a Study of Jewish Theology

In a search for a theoretical framework that would structure and orient a comparative analysis of diverse Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust, the author reached for J.Z. Smith's discussions of comparative enterprise. The questions of similarity, difference and of the putative goal of...

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Published in:Method & theory in the study of religion
Main Author: Krawcowicz, Barbara 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Smith, Jonathan Z. 1938-2017 / Comparison of religions / Jewish theology
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Theology
B Holocaust
B Ultra-orthodox
B Comparison
B Judaism
B Difference
B redescription
B Jewish Studies
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Summary:In a search for a theoretical framework that would structure and orient a comparative analysis of diverse Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust, the author reached for J.Z. Smith's discussions of comparative enterprise. The questions of similarity, difference and of the putative goal of comparison loomed large over her project. In J.Z. Smith's work, the author found helpful clues, illuminating insights as well as somewhat confusing and counterintuitive examples.
ISSN:1570-0682
Contains:Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341460