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Medicine and the German Jews

Efron, John M.

Medicine and the German Jews a history / [electronic resource] : John M. Efron. - Yale University Press, c2001. - 1 online resource (viii, 343 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-338) and index.

The emergence of the medieval Jewish physician -- Jewish physicians: in and out of the German ghetto -- Haskalah and healing: Jewish medicine in the age of enlightenment -- The Jewish body degenerate? -- The psychopathology of everyday Jewish life -- In praise of Jewish ritual: modern medicine and the defense of ancient traditions -- Before the storm: Jewish doctors in the Kaiserreich and Weimar Republic.

In this powerful book one of the most important Jewish thinkers in the world today grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Addressing the concerns of both communities from the point of view of one who is deeply committed to religious pluralism, David Hartman suggests a more inclusive and inviting framework for the modern Israeli engagement of the Jewish tradition. He offers a new understanding of what it means to be Jewish -- one which is neither assimilationist nor backward-looking, and one that enables different Jewish groups to celebrate their own traditions without demonizing or patronizing others. In a world polarized between religious and secular and caught within a sectarian denominationalism, Hartman shows the way to build bridges of understanding. The book explores the philosophies of two major Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, Yehuda Halevi and Moses Maimonides. A careful analysis of Maimonides' approach to Judaism shows that messianism is not the predominant organizing principle that makes Judaism intelligible and significant, Hartman contends. He argues against Halevi's triumphalism and in favor of using the Sinai covenant for evaluating the religious significance of Israel, for this approach gives meaning to Zionists' religious commitments while also empowering secular Israelis to reengage with the Jewish tradition.

0300083777 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780300083774 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780300133592 (electronic bk.) 0300133596 (electronic bk.) 1281723002 9781281723000


Jewish physicians--History.--Germany
Jews--Medicine--History.--Germany
Medicine--History.--Germany
Jews--History.--Germany
History of Medicine--Germany.
Physicians--Germany.
MEDICAL--Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL--Osteopathy.
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL--Holistic Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Essays.
MEDICAL--Alternative Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
Artsen.
Joden.

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Electronic books.

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2003 K-472 WZ 80.5.J3 / E27m 2001
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