Jews, Judaism, and Success : : How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement / / Robert Eisen.
In Jews, Judaism, and Success, Robert Eisen attempts to solve a long-standing mystery that has fascinated many: How did Jews become such a remarkably successful minority in the modern Western world? Eisen argues that Jews achieved such success because they were unusually well-prepared for it by thei...
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Eisen, Robert , author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Jews, Judaism, and Success : How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement / Robert Eisen. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (488 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In Jews, Judaism, and Success, Robert Eisen attempts to solve a long-standing mystery that has fascinated many: How did Jews become such a remarkably successful minority in the modern Western world? Eisen argues that Jews achieved such success because they were unusually well-prepared for it by their religion - in particular, Rabbinic Judaism, or the Judaism of the rabbis. Rooted in the Talmud, this form of Judaism instilled in Jews key values that paved the way for success in modern Western society: autonomy, freedom of thought, worldliness, and education. The book carefully analyses the evolution of these four values over the past two thousand years in order to demonstrate that they had a longer and richer history in Jewish culture than in Western culture. The book thus disputes the common assumption that Rabbinic Judaism was always an obstacle to Jews becoming modernized. It demonstrates that while modern Jews rejected aspects of Rabbinic Judaism, they also retained some of its values, and these values in particular led to Jewish success. Written for a broad range of readers, Jews, Judaism, and Success provides unique insights on the meaning of success and how it is achieved in the modern world. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023) Jewish ethics. Jews Civilization. Judaism. Success Religious aspects Judaism. Values Religious aspects Judaism. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies. bisacsh Einstein. Freud. Golda Meir. Jewish achievement. Jewish culture. Jewish success. Jews. Marx. Rabbinic Judaism. Talmud. education. jewish culture in the western world. modern Jews. success. values of Judaism. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ACUP Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783111271958 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110797367 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487548254 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487548254/original |
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