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Title The new encyclopedia of Judaism [electronic resource] / editor-in-chief, Geoffrey Wigoder ; coeditors, Fred Skolnik and Shmuel Himelstein.

Imprint New York [N.Y.] : New York University Press, c2002 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)

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Description 1 online resource (1644 entries) : 7 images, digital files.
Note Updated ed. of: The encyclopedia of Judaism.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents A-Z.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary Judaism implies faith and beliefs, complex practices and a whole way of life. These are mirrored in this encyclopedia which includes hundreds of special articles covering subjects in analytical depth, as well as short biographies of the major figures in the story of Judaism. Issues of practical interest today are give special attention, such as the article MEDICAL ETHICS which relates to Abortion, Artificial insemination, Autopsies, Birth control, Euthanasia, Surrogate mother...
The contributors are drawn from leading authorities the world over, and the editors, who are eminent scholars with Orthodox, Conservative and Reform backgrounds have ensured that, where relevant, the viewpoint of each trend is accurately rendered. The book also reflects the attitudes and customs of different communities.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note Description based on title page of print version.
Subject Judaism -- Dictionaries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Wigoder, Geoffrey, 1922-
Skolnik, Fred.
Himelstein, Shmuel.
Credo Reference (Firm)
Added Title Encyclopedia of Judaism.
Other Form: Print version: 0814793886 9780814793886 (DLC) 2002016614 xv, 856 p. : ill. (some col.)
ISBN 9781849723947 (online)
9780814793886 (print)
0814793886 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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