Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps x
4. Introduction 1
5. One. Jews on the Move 23
6. Two. Communal Cohesion 57
7. Three. Knowledge Explosion 99
8. Four. Crisis of Rabbinic Authority 133
9. Five. Mingled Identities 159
10. Six. Toward Modernity: Some Final Thoughts 191
11. Appendix. Historiographical Reflections 207
12. Acknowledgments 227
13. Notes 231
14. Bibliography of Secondary Works 287
15. Index 319