Redefining Judaism in an Age of Emancipation : : Comparative Perspectives on Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860) / / edited by Christian Wiese.

• Superior document: Studies in Jewish History and Culture ; 13
• TeilnehmendeR: Wiese, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Jewish History and Culture ; 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (461 p.)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Based on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume for the first time interprets the biography and philosophy of the German Jewish thinker Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860), shedding new light on a neglected phenomenon of nineteenth century Jewish intellectual history - the radical Reform Movement that started in Germany and culminated in the American Jewish Reform ideology. Leading scholars of modern Jewish history and thought from Germany, France, Belgium and the United States present a thorough reading of Holdheim's influential writings in the broader context of the debates within German Jewry about the modernization of Jewish identity in an age of political emancipation and cultural integration, including such controversial issues as the authority of the rabbinical tradition or the re-interpretation of the ceremonial laws.

Table of Contents

pt. I. Reformer, scholar, political thinker -- pt. II. Holdheim in the context of the reform controversies -- pt. III. Radical reform in comparative perspective.