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Research on Jewish Conversion: New Trends, Methods, and Challenges

Author(s): Agnieszka Jagodzińska
Subject(s): Jewish studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Theology and Religion, History of Judaism, Societal Essay, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: conversion; converts; Christianity; Judaism

Summary/Abstract: This review article addresses the recent popularity of studies on Jewish conversion. In particular, it examines the volume Bastards and Believers: Jewish Converts and Conversion from the Bible to the Present edited by Theodor Dunkelgrün and PawełMaciejko (Philadelphia, 2020). The author of the article suggests looking at this volume as at a representative example of recent trends, themes, methods, and challenges present in studying Jewish conversion.

  • Issue Year: 23/2020
  • Issue No: 46
  • Page Range: 425-436
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish