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Exploring the historical and cultural significance of Jewish circumcision, this book delves into biblical origins and the complexities surrounding the practice within Judaism and its perception by non-Jewish society. It examines the evolving discourse on circumcision, culminating in contemporary debates in America regarding both Jewish and routine medical practices. This work is a vital resource for those studying Jewish studies, medical sociology, and theology, offering insights into the intersection of tradition and modernity.

This is the first comprehensive account of Jewish clothing, both profane and sacred, from its origins through to the present day. Focusing on tensions over gender, ethnic identity and assimilation, each chapter discusses the meaning and symbolism of a specific era or type of Jewish dress,... číst celé

This open access book examines the methodological complications of using complexity science concepts within the social science domain.  The opening chapters take the reader on a tour through the development of simulation methodologies in the fields of artificial life and population biology, then demonstrates the growing popularity and relevance of these methods in the social sciences.  Following an in-depth analysis of the potential impact of these methods on social science and social theory, the text provides substantive examples of the application of agent-based models in the field of demography.  This work offers a unique combination of applied simulation work and substantive, in-depth philosophical analysis, and as such has potential appeal for specialist social scientists, complex systems scientists, and philosophers of science interested in the methodology of simulation and the practice of interdisciplinary computing research.​