Introduction: a name, not an essence
1. Why Jewish thought, and what makes it Jewish?
2. Deadly philosophical abstraction
3. The stranger in your midst
4. Nefesh: the soul as flesh and blood
5. The environmentalist contribution to genocide
6. Torture
7. Hunger and homelessness
8. Philosophy, religion, and genocide
A concluding reflection on body and soul.
Genocide in Jewish thought by David Patterson. ISBN 9781107011045. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.