Social change and halakhic evolution in American Orthodoxy
"Chaim Waxman, the pre-eminent sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewry. Having written on various aspects of this subject over the past forty years, he now revisits his earlier work in the light of recent developments. His familiarity with the en...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Liverpool
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
2017
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| In: | Jahr: 2017 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | The Littman library of Jewish civilization
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
USA
/ Orthodoxes Judentum
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Orthodox Judaism
United States
B Orthodox Judaism History 21st century United States |
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Nicht-Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Chaim Waxman, the pre-eminent sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewry. Having written on various aspects of this subject over the past forty years, he now revisits his earlier work in the light of recent developments. His familiarity with the entire spectrum of the Orthodox world combined with his deep knowledge of halakhah and his rigorous command of statistical and demographic data enables him to articulate distinctive perspectives on the issues that he addresses. His focus is not only on the various directions in which Orthodox practice is moving but also on how this affects the community as a whole"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-213) and index |
| ISBN: | 1786948540 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3828/9781906764845 |