Creating Judaism: History, Tradition, Practice.(Book review)

Hebrew Studies Journal | January 1, 2008| | Copyright

CREATING JUDAISM: HISTORY, TRADITION, PRACTICE. By Michael L. Satlow. Pp. xxi + 340. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, 2006. Cloth, $69.50. Paper, $24.50.

While Michael Satlow of Brown University does not explicitly state that his new volume, Creating Judaism: History, Tradition, Practice, is intended to be a textbook for an Introduction to Judaism course, the tone and structure of the book both indicate that the classroom is its most natural context. Satlow freely acknowledges the origins of much of the book in his own experiences teaching introductory ...

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