The Jewish Encounter with Hinduism
History, Spirituality, Identity
Authors: Goshen-Gottstein, Alon
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- About this book
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Hinduism has become a vital 'other' for Judaism over the past decades. The book surveys the history of the relationship from historical to contemporary times, from travellers to religious leadership. It explores the potential enrichment for Jewish theology and spirituality, as well as the challenges for Jewish identity.
- About the authors
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Alon Goshen-Gottstein is Executive Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, Israel.
- Reviews
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'Alon Goshen-Gottstein is an important, world class pioneer in developing Judaism's approach to other religions. In this book, he gives us deeper insight into Hinduism and Judaism. This book will help enable readers to connect to and learn from one of the oldest religions in human history. Such understanding is essential to the credibility and standing of Judaism as a world religion.' - Irving Greenberg
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-7
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Situating the Project: Personal and Collective Dimensions
Pages 9-17
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The Hindu-Jewish Encounter: The Present Context
Pages 19-25
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The Jews of India: What Can We Learn from Them?
Pages 27-30
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Sarmad the Jew: A Precursor of the Encounter
Pages 31-38
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Jewish Encounter with Hinduism
- Book Subtitle
- History, Spirituality, Identity
- Authors
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- Alon Goshen-Gottstein
- Series Title
- Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-45529-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-137-45529-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-55819-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-57610-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 275
- Topics
