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The Laws of Eshnunna

By: Reuven Yaron

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The first edition of Yaron's Laws of Eshunna was published in 1969. The second revised edition is in many respects a new book. New material - from Tell Haddad, Ishcali, also from remote Elba - granted new insights. Increased attention was paid to comparison, especially with the Code of Hammurabi. Of continuing controversies, the discussion concerning muskenum, and concerning ÷imdat sarrim may be singled out. A reconsideration of the English translation has resulted in many often, minute changes.

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9004085343

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9789004085343

Arab-Jewish Literature

The Birth and Demise of the Arabic Short Story

By: Reuven Snir

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Arab-Jewish Literature

The Birth and Demise of the Arabic Short Story

By: Reuven Snir

In Arab-Jewish Literature: The Birth and Demise of the Arabic Short Story, Reuven Snir offers an account of the emergence of the art of the Arabic short story among the Arabized Jews during the 1920s, especially in Iraq and Egypt, its development in the next two decades, until the emigration to Israel after 1948, and the efforts to continue the literary writing in Israeli society, the shift to Hebrew, and its current demise. The stories discussed in the book reflect the various stages of the development of Arab-Jewish identity during the twentieth century and are studied in the relevant updated theoretical and literary contexts. An anthology of sixteen translated stories is also included as an appendix to the book. "Highly recommended for academic libraries collecting in the areas of Arab-Jewish cultural history, diaspora and exile studies, and literary identity formations." - Dr. Yaffa Weisman, Los Angeles, in: Association of Jewish Libraries News and Reviews 1.2 (2019)

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BRILL

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9004390685

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9789004390683

Holy War in Judaism

The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea

By: Reuven Firestone

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Holy War in Judaism

The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea

By: Reuven Firestone

Holy war, sanctioned or even commanded by God, is a common and recurring theme in the Hebrew Bible. Rabbinic Judaism, however, largely avoided discussion of holy war in the Talmud and related literatures for the simple reason that it became dangerous and self-destructive. Reuven Firestone's Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of ''holy war'' disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed vigor in modern times. The revival of the holy war idea occurred with the rise of Zionism. As the necessity of organized Jewish engagement in military actions developed, Orthodox Jews faced a dilemma. There was great need for all to engage in combat for the survival of the infant state of Israel, but the Talmudic rabbis had virtually eliminated divine authorization for Jews to fight in Jewish armies. Once the notion of divinely sanctioned warring was revived, it became available to Jews who considered that the historical context justified more aggressive forms of warring. Among some Jews, divinely authorized war became associated not only with defense but also with a renewed kibbush or conquest, a term that became central to the discourse regarding war and peace and the lands conquered by the state of Israel in 1967. By the early 1980's, the rhetoric of holy war had entered the general political discourse of modern Israel. In Holy War in Judaism, Firestone identifies, analyzes, and explains the historical, conceptual, and intellectual processes that revived holy war ideas in modern Judaism.

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Oxford University Press

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0199977151

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9780199977154

Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity?

Interpellation, Exclusion, and Inessential Solidarities

By: Reuven Snir

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Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity?

Interpellation, Exclusion, and Inessential Solidarities

By: Reuven Snir

In Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity?: Interpellation, Exclusion, and Inessential Solidarities, Professor Reuven Snir, Dean of Humanities at Haifa University, presents a new approach to the study of Arab-Jewish identity and the subjectivities of Arabized Jews. Against the historical background of Arab-Jewish culture and in light of identity theory, Snir shows how the exclusion that the Arabized Jews had experienced, both in their mother countries and then in Israel, led to the fragmentation of their original identities and encouraged them to find refuge in inessential solidarities. Following double exclusion, intense globalization, and contemporary fluidity of identities, singularity, not identity, has become the major war cry among Arabized Jews during the last decade in our present liquid society. "In Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity? Reuven Snir brings out an important contribution to studies of the history, literature and identity of Arabized Jews, showing the significant shifts these communities have undergone in the ways their identities have been defined and constructed in the modern period." - Lisa Bernasek, University of Southampton, in: Journal of Modern Jewish Studies 18.2 (2019)

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BRILL

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9004289100

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9789004289109

Going West

Migrating Personae and Construction of the Self in Rabbinic Culture

By: Reuven Kiperwasser

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Going West

Migrating Personae and Construction of the Self in Rabbinic Culture

By: Reuven Kiperwasser

This new book by Reuven Kiperwasser examines the social, cultural, and religious aspects of third- to sixth-century narratives involving rabbinic figures migrating between Babylonia and Palestine. Kiperwasser draws on migration and mobility studies, comparative literature, humor and satire studies, as well as social history to reveal how border-crossing rabbis were seen as exporting features of their previous eastern context into their new western homes and vice versa. Through their writing, rabbinic authors articulated the nature and legitimacy of their own scholastic practices, knowledge, and authority in relationship to their internal others.

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252

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SBL Press

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1951498909

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9781951498900

Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law

By: Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

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Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law

By: Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law provides a concise yet wide-ranging overview of the key issues surrounding taxation and international law from a world authority on international tax. Systems of taxation deviate between jurisdictio

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1781952329

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9781781952320

Modern Arabic Literature

A Theoretical Framework

By: Reuven Snir

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Modern Arabic Literature

A Theoretical Framework

By: Reuven Snir

The study of Arabic literature is blossoming. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical framework to help research this highly prolific and diverse production of contemporary literary texts. Based on the achievements of historical poetics, in particular those of Russian formalism and its theoretical legacy, this framework offers flexible, transparent, and unbiased tools to understand the relevant contexts within the literary system. The aim is to enhance our understanding of Arabic literature, throw light on areas of literary production that traditionally have been neglected, and stimulate others to take up the fascinating challenge of mapping out and exploring them.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474420532

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The Laws of Eshnunna

By: Reuven Yaron

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Who Are the Real Chosen People?

The Meaning of Choseness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

By: Reuven Firestone

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Who Are the Real Chosen People?

The Meaning of Choseness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

By: Reuven Firestone

What Does It Mean to Be "Chosen"? Why Did God Have to Choose? “To be chosen can have a range of meaning from the mundane to the holy, but in all cases it means to be singled out and preferred over others. In a deep sense that permeates much or most of Western culture, having been chosen communicates a sense of something that is extraordinary, is transcendent, and entitles a reward. What is assumed in this sense of the term is that God has done the choosing and the reward is something that is unequaled, for what could possibly equal divinely ordained eternal happiness?” —from the Introduction Religious people who define themselves as monotheists have often advanced the idea that their relationship with God is unique and superior to all others. Theirs supersedes those who came before, and is superior to those who have followed. This phenomenon tends to be expressed in terms not only of supersessionism, but also “chosenness,” or “election.” Who is most beloved by God? What expression of the divine will is the most perfect? Which relationship reflects God's ultimate demands or desire? In this fascinating examination of the religious phenomenon of chosenness, Reuven Firestone explores the idea of covenant, and the expressions of supersessionism as articulated through the scriptures of the three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He explores how and why the ongoing competition and friction between these religions came about, and offers thoughts about how to overcome it.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1594733503

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Book's by Reuven Yaron

The Laws of Eshnunna

The Laws of Eshnunna

Arab-Jewish Literature

Arab-Jewish Literature

Holy War in Judaism

Holy War in Judaism

Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity?

Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity?

Going West

Going West

Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law

Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law

Modern Arabic Literature

Modern Arabic Literature

The Laws of Eshnunna

The Laws of Eshnunna

Who Are the Real Chosen People?

Who Are the Real Chosen People?

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