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245 04 $aThe Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion /$cR.J. Zwi Werblowsky, Geoffrey Wigoder, editors in chief.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1997.
263 $a9702
300 $axviii, 764 pages ;$c27 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aThis comprehensive dictionary of the Jewish religion contains nearly 2,400 alphabetically arranged entries ranging from short definitions to lengthy essays on major topics. It is the most accessible and complete one-volume resource available for information on the concepts, beliefs, and practices of historical and contemporary Jewish religious practice.
520 8 $aThe combined effort of Israeli, American, and European scholars, this dictionary reflects the great variety of Jewish religious expression, from the traditional approaches to such recent variations as Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Judaism.
520 8 $aThe work also includes biographical sketches of important personalities associated with the development of the Jewish religion over the centuries, articles on the mystical tradition and folklore, and entities addressing the more recent religious issues posed by the existence of the State of Israel.
650 0 $aJudaism$vDictionaries.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070841
700 1 $aWerblowsky, R. J. Zwi,$d1924-2015.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50002486
700 1 $aWigoder, Geoffrey,$d1922-1999.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50015685
852 00 $bglx$hBM50$i.O94 1997