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This book engages historically and theologically with the Hindu and Jewish traditions, covering conceptions of the divine, religious heroes, women, devotional literature, theodicy, land and nationalist claims on it, and social differentiation and oppression. Scholarly considerations are enriched with actual conversations between Hindus and Jews.
Introduction: Why Compare Jewish and Hindu Traditions? -- 1. Image Worship: Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, and Theological Debate -- 2. Patterns of Perfection? Heroes and Holy People -- 3. Jewish Woman, Hindu Woman -- 4. Intimate Relations: Psalms and Bhakti Poetry -- 5. Why Do Bad Things Happen to Us? Comparative Reflections on Theodicy -- 6. The Land in Jewish and Hindu Traditions -- 7. The Uncomfortable Question of Caste (and Possible Jewish Analogues) -- Conclusion: Testing Theory in Lived Encounter.
Rachel Fell McDermott and Daniel F. Polish.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index.
Studies in comparative philosophy and religion