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Dharma and Halacha
Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion
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2018
Summary
In recent decades there has been a rising interest among scholars of Hinduism and Judaism in engaging in the comparative studies of these ancient traditions. Academic interests have also been inspired by the rise of interreligious dialogue by the respective religious leaders. Dharma and Halacha: Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion represents a significant contribution to this emerging field, offering an examination of a wide range of topics and a rich diversity of perspectives and methodologies within each tradition, and underscoring significant affinities in textual practices, ritual purity, sacrifice, ethics and theology.
Dharma refers to a Hindu term indicating law, duty, religion, morality, justice and order, and the collective body of Dharma is called Dharma-shastra. Halacha is the Hebrew term designating the Jewish spiritual path, comprising the collective body of Jewish religious laws, ethics and rituals.
Although there are strong parallels between Hinduism and Judaism in topics such as textual practices and mystical experience, the link between these two religious systems, i.e. Dharma and Halacha, is especially compelling and provides a framework for the comparative study of these two traditions.
The book begins with an introduction to Hindu-Jewish comparative studies and recent interreligious encounters. Part I of the book titled “Ritual and Sacrifice,” encompasses the themes of sacrifice, holiness, and worship. Part II titled "Ethics," is devoted to comparing ethical systems in both traditions, highlighting the manifold ways in which the sacred is embodied in the mundane. Part III of the book titled "Theology," addresses common themes and phenomena in spiritual leadership, as well as textual metaphors for mystical and visionary experiences in Hinduism and Judaism. The epilogue offers a retrospective on Hindu-Jewish encounters, mapping historic as well as contemporary academic initiatives and collaborations.
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Copyright year
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-4985-1279-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4985-1280-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
262
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Series Information No access
Copyright Page No access
Dedication No access
Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
1 Image Worship and Sacrifice No access
2 Shakthi Garbha as Ark of the Covenant at an American Hindu Goddess Temple No access
3 Working toward a More Perfect World No access
4 Dharma and Halacha No access
5 Humane Subjects and Eating Animals No access
6 Animal Justice and Moral Mendacity No access
7 Lethal Wives and Impure Widows No access
8 The Guru and the Zaddik and the Testimony of the Holy Ones No access
9 Reading Eros, Sacred Place, and Divine Love in the Gītāgovinda and Shir Ha-Shirim No access
10 On the Comparative Realization of Aesthetic Consciousness in Kabbalah and Tantra No access
