Are Genes Jewish?: Conceptual Ambiguities in the New Genetic AgeJean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, The University of Michigan, 2005 - 17 pages |
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In the political scientist Michael Walzer's recent collection of commentaries on the concept of “ membership ” we gain ... This makes sense of the fact that the Jewish tradition is open to converts : there is no racial barrier to ...
In the political scientist Michael Walzer's recent collection of commentaries on the concept of “ membership ” we gain ... This makes sense of the fact that the Jewish tradition is open to converts : there is no racial barrier to ...
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Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews and Christians David Biale Limited preview - 2007 |