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The Jewish Encounter with Hinduism

History, Spirituality, Identity

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  1. Alon Goshen-Gottstein
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Part of the book series: Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice (INSTTP)

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Hinduism has become a vital 'other' for Judaism over the past decades. The book surveys the history of the relationship from historical to contemporary times, from travellers to religious leadership. It explores the potential enrichment for Jewish theology and spirituality, as well as the challenges for Jewish identity.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 1-7

  3. Situating the Project: Personal and Collective Dimensions

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 9-17

  4. The Hindu-Jewish Encounter: The Present Context

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 19-25

  5. The Jews of India: What Can We Learn from Them?

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 27-30

  6. Sarmad the Jew: A Precursor of the Encounter

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 31-38

  7. Judaism(s) and Hinduism(s)

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 39-47

  8. Judaism and Hinduism: Insights from the Comparative Study of Religion

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 49-61

  9. The Passage to India: The Quest for Spirituality

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 63-82

  10. Saints: Encountering the Divine in Humanity

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 83-91

  11. The Wisdom of India: Ancient Images and Contemporary Challenges

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 93-111

  12. The Encounter within: Hinduism and Configurations of Jewish Identity

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 113-170

  13. The Encounter Becomes Official: Hindu-Jewish Summits

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 171-196

  14. Hinduism and a Jewish Theology of Religions

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 197-201

  15. Summary and a Personal Epilogue

    • Alon Goshen-Gottstein
    Pages 203-214

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 215-275
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Reviews

“This book by Alon Goshen-Gottstein is a wonderful contribution, as it comes at the right time – when awareness about pluralism and its effects is continuing to increase, especially in the Western context. … I feature this book because I found it enlightening.” (Lefrandy Praditya, Current Dialogue, Vol. 74 (5), December, 2022)

'Alon Goshen-Gottstein is an important, world class pioneer in developing Judaism's approach to other religions. In this book, he gives us deeper insight into Hinduism and Judaism. This book will help enable readers to connect to and learn from one of the oldest religions in human history. Such understanding is essential to the credibility and standing of Judaism as a world religion.'- Irving Greenberg

About the author

Alon Goshen-Gottstein is Executive Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, Israel.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Jewish Encounter with Hinduism

  • Book Subtitle: History, Spirituality, Identity

  • Authors: Alon Goshen-Gottstein

  • Series Title: Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-45529-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55819-0Published: 03 November 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-57610-4Published: 25 April 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45529-1Published: 01 August 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2946-3211

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-322X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 275

  • Topics: Comparative Religion, Judaism, Hinduism, Spirituality

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