Publisher's Synopsis
This addition to the Curzon "Popular Dictionaries of Religion" series contains around 1400 entries, describing clearly and concisely all the key aspects of religion, culture and history in Judaism.;Entries range from "Aaron" to "Zugot" via "abolition", "cherub", "documentary hypothesis", "euthanasia", "falashas", and many other interesting and essential topics.;This is not only a reference tool for those who want to know more about the tradition, but a practical guide to the current Jewish interpretation of topics of universal interest.
