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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-39 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Smith, Jonathan Z. 1938-2017
/ Comparison of religions
/ Jewish theology
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| IxTheo 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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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341460 |