Digital Judaism: Jewish Negotiations with Digital Media and by Heidi A Campbell

By Heidi A Campbell

In this quantity, participants examine the ways in which Jewish groups and clients of latest media negotiate their makes use of of electronic applied sciences in mild of concerns with regards to spiritual id, neighborhood and authority. Digital Judaism offers a huge research of the way and why quite a few Jewish teams negotiate with electronic tradition particularly methods, situating such observations inside of a much broader discourse of the way Jewish teams all through background have applied verbal exchange applied sciences to take care of their Jewish identities throughout time and house. Chapters tackle matters concerning the negotiation of authority among on-line clients and offline non secular leaders and associations not just inside of ultra-Orthodox groups, but in addition in the broader Jewish non secular tradition, taking into consideration how Jewish engagement with media in Israel and the diaspora increases a few very important matters on the topic of Jewish group and identification. that includes contemporary scholarship through prime and rising students of Judaism and media, Digital Judaism is a useful source for researchers in new media, faith and electronic culture.

Show description

Read Online or Download Digital Judaism: Jewish Negotiations with Digital Media and Culture (Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture) PDF

Best judaism books

The Book of "Genesis": A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

In the course of its 2,500-year existence, the publication of Genesis has been the keystone to nearly each vital declare approximately truth, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it maintains to play a important position in debates approximately technological know-how, politics, and human rights. With readability and talent, acclaimed biblical student Ronald Hendel presents a wide ranging heritage of this iconic ebook, exploring its influence on Western faith, philosophy, technology, politics, literature, and extra.

Why We Remain Jews: The Path To Faith

Dr. Tsesis describes the trail he traversed from non secular lack of understanding to robust trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a distinct position to the evidence of his end that faith and science—especially in gentle of contemporary discoveries—are no longer antagonists, and are, in reality, in entire concord, supplementing and never except for one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority mostly, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish courtroom of law—in specific, this ebook provides 10 rulings in instances of Jewish civil legislation that the writer passed down as a member of a beit din panel.

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

Making males identifies and elaborates on a topic within the Hebrew Bible that has mostly long past neglected by means of scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age subject matter within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales contain the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.

Additional info for Digital Judaism: Jewish Negotiations with Digital Media and Culture (Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture)

Sample text

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.30 of 5 – based on 27 votes