RARE volume of 39 essays (with index) by an international team of experts on the history and the current state of Jewish studies throughout the world, invaluable for academics and students alike. Among the contributors to this most comprehensive and authoritative guide are major scholars of international repute, such as: Martin Goodman, Joseph Dan, Israel Ta-Shma, Saul Friedländer, Michael Fishbane, Lawrence A.Hoffman, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Lee I.Levine, Wolfgang Benz and many others. 250x175mm. XIV+1037 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on spine. Jacket edges slightly worn. Cover bottom corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Previous owner`s stamp on whitepage. Several first page edges slightly creased. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare survey of contemporary Jewish Studies, a primary reference point for further research to the scholars in this field, is in very good condition.