Same God, other god : Judaism, Hinduism, and the problem of idolatry / Alon Goshen-Gottstein.
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon, author.
2016
BM729.I36 G67 2015eb
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Title Same God, other god : Judaism, Hinduism, and the problem of idolatry / Alon Goshen-Gottstein.
Author Goshen-Gottstein, Alon, author.
ISBN 9781137455284 (electronic book)
1137455284 (electronic book)
9781137558206
1137558202
134957189X
9781349571895
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 265 pages)
Call Number BM729.I36 G67 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 296.3/9945
Summary Jews often consider Hinduism to be Avoda Zara, idolatry, due to its worship of images and multiple gods. Closer study of Hinduism and of recent Jewish attitudes to it suggests the problem is far more complex. In the process of considering Hinduism's status as Avoda Zara, this book revisits the fundamental definitions of Avoda Zara and asks how we use the category. By appealing to the history of Judaism's view of Christianity, author Alon Goshen-Gottstein seeks to define what Avoda Zara is and how one might recognize the same God in different religions, despite legal definitions. Through a series of leading questions, the discussion moves from a blanket view of Hinduism as idolatry to a recognition that all religions have aspects that are idolatrous and non-idolatrous. Goshen-Gottstein explains how the category of idolatry itself must be viewed with more nuance. Introducing this nuance, he asserts, leads one away from a globalized view of an entire tradition in these terms.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-258) and index.
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Series Interreligious studies in theory and practice (New York, N.Y.)
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Shituf: critical and constructive reflections
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Revisiting the worship of images: glimpses of a future dialogue
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