Books in the Routledge Jewish Studies Series series

Explores the development of Jewish nationalism from the Bible to modern times, focusing on particular movements and places as well as texts which signified, or themselves brought about, change: the Bible (Hebrew prayer book), and the modern Hebrew literature, particularly in Tsarist Russia.

This book argues that the literary texts produced by Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews who migrated from the Middle East and North Africa in the 1950s onwards, should be considered as part of a transnational arena, in which forms of Jewish diasporism and postcolonial displacement interweave. Through an original perspective that focuses on novelists, poets, professional and amateur writers, the book explains that these Sephardic and Mizrahi authors are part of a global literary diaspora at the crossroads of past Arab legacies, new national identities and persistent feelings of Jewishness.

Examines how Jews in Central Europe developed one of the first "ethnic" or "minority" cultures in modernity. Focusing principally on German-Jewish popular culture, this book introduces the beginnings of "ethnicity" as we know it and live it.

This book explores the concepts of war and peace throughout the history of Judaism, from biblical times to the present. Combining three branches of learning, contributors from Israel and the USA open new vistas of investigation for the future as well as an awareness of the past.

This book examines the thought and legacy of Rabbi Loew (the Maharal), one of the most important Jewish thinkers. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book encompasses organized perspectives that range from East European cultural and intellectual history, to Medieval Jewish intellectual history and its legacies, to Rabbinic theology, to Italian Jewish history, to Early Modern Jewish intellectual history, to Maharal Studies, to Postmodernism and Judaism, to Jewish political theory, Comparative Religion, and Cinematic Studies.

Examines the interactions between Jewish identity and mass media. As such, this title covers the Diaspora populations of the US and UK as well as Israel itself. It also includes chapters on journalism, broadcasting, advertising and the internet.

This text looks at the ways in which Jews, Muslims and the conflict between them has been covered in the modern media. Both Jews and Muslims generally receive 'bad press' and this books tries to reveal why.

Examines the impact of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" across the world since it was compiled in the early 20th century. This book explores the tract's successful dissemination and how such a blatant Anti-semitic fabrication is still accepted as true by so many.

This book provides a multidisciplinary examination of the age old issue of Jewish blood in all its various manifestations, both real and imagined. It provides historical, religious and cultural examples ranging from the "Blood Libel" through to the poetry of Uri Zvi Greenberg.

Examines the changes in representing collaboration, especially in the destruction of European Jewry, in the public discourse and the historiography of various countries In Europe. This book shows how representations and responses have been conditioned by national and political trends and constraints.

Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) is recognized both as a leading figure in Jewish thought and as one of the most radical philosophers of the Islamic world. This work provides a general introduction to his philosophy, exploring his arguments, and examining their implications and validity.

There is evidence of a joint tradition among designers of synagogues and churches, in which Christians repeat earlier Jewish symbolism. Using rare Jewish documents, this book unravels those sacred dimensions.

Examines the role of messianism in Zionist ideology. This book shows how messianism is not just a religious or philosophical term but a very tangible political practice which has shaped Israeli identity.

Contains essays that explore the dynamics at work in two of the oldest, intact and starkly contrasting civilizations on earth. This book studies how they interact in modernity and how each civilization views the other, and analyses areas of cooperation between scholars, activists and politicians.

Deals with the Jewish engagement with blood: animal and human, real and metaphorical. Concentrating on the meaning or significance of blood in Judaism, this book moves this highly controversial subject away from its traditional focus, exploring how Jews themselves engage with blood and its role in Jewish identity, ritual and culture.