The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth
Author | : S. Daniel Breslauer |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780791497449 |
ISBN-13 | : 0791497445 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth written by S. Daniel Breslauer and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth offers a panorama of diverse definitions of myth, understandings of Judaism, and competing evaluations of the "mythic" element in religion. The contributors focus on the problem of defining myth as a category in religious studies, examine modern religion and the role of myth in a "secularized" world, and look at specific cases of Jewish myth from biblical through modern times.