The Jewish Law Annual Volume 17 (Jewish Law Annual)

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Synopsis
Volume 17 of The Jewish Law Annual adds to the growing list of articles on Jewish law that have been published in volumes 1-16 of this series, providing English-speaking readers with scholarly articles presenting jurisprudential, historical, textual and comparative analysis of issues in Jewish law. The volume contains seven articles diverse in their scope and focus. Two articles are devoted to the halakhic thought of Rabbi A. I Kook; two treat classic legal questions: breach of a promise to marry, and the legal capacity of minors; two examine aspects of the judicial process, one exploring talmudic analyses of the biblical requirement that courts be established in every town, and the other, post-talmudic views on judicial authority in cases suspected of fraudulent claims. Another article addresses the fascinating question of the epistemic-pedagogic worldviews of the rival Tannaitic legal academics, the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai. The volume concludes with a section on Israeli legislation that adduces or is informed by Jewish law, and two reviews of a much-discussed recent book on a topic of considerable contemporary interest: the agunah problem.
Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
328 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134049240
Related ISBNs:
9780203929766, 9781138973817, 9781138973817, 9780415457231, 9780415457231
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Trustees of Boston University
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Berachyahu Lifshitz

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