TY - BOOK AU - Itzjaki,Yedidya AU - Steigman,Nahum TI - The uncovered head: Jewish culture: new perspectives SN - 9781611490374 (electronic bk.) AV - BM45 .I89 2011eb U1 - 296.09/05 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Newark, Lanham, Md. PB - University of Delaware Press, Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group KW - Judaism KW - 21st century KW - Jews KW - Identity KW - Religious pluralism KW - Orthodox Judaism KW - Relations KW - Nontraditional Jews KW - RELIGION / Judaism / History KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - "Surveying the evolution of the Jewish people and its culture and thought throughout the ages, this book describes the momentous results of Jewry's encounter with European Modernism. It traces how, over the last two-and-a-half centuries, pluralism and secularism first took hold in the Jewish world and then expanded until they are now the dominant feature and the driving force in contemporary Judaism. These issues are illuminated with a wide selection of works from the Jewish literature and thought"--Data view; Translated from Hebrew; Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-252) and index UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10570598 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=465387 ER -