Boundaries of Jewish Identity - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0295990554 ISBN 13 : 9780295990552

Editeur : University of Washington Press, 2011

Synopsis

The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and popular culture to consider contemporary and historical responses to the question “Who and what is Jewish?” These essays are focused especially on the issues of who creates the definitions, and how, and in what social and political contexts. The ten leading authorities writing here also look at the forces, ranging from new genetic and reproductive technologies to increasingly multicultural societies, that push against established boundaries. The authors examine how Jews have imagined themselves and how definitions of Jewishness have been established, enforced, challenged, and transformed. Does being a Jew require religious belief, practice, and formal institutional affiliation? Is there a biological or physical aspect of Jewish identity? What is the status of the convert to another religion? How do definitions play out in different geographic and historical settings? What makes Boundaries of Jewish Identity distinctive is its attention to the various Jewish “epistemologies” or ways of knowing who counts as a Jew. These essays reveal that possible answers reflect the different social, intellectual, and political locations of those who are asking. This book speaks to readers concerned with Jewish life and culture and to audiences interested in religious, cultural, and ethnic studies. It provides an excellent opportunity to examine how Jews fit into an increasingly diverse America and an increasingly complicated global society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Naomi B. Sokoloff is professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of Washington's Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. Her publications include Imagining the Child in Modern Jewish Fiction (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992) and several edited volumes, most recently Boundaries of Jewish Identity (with Susan A. Glenn; UW Press, 2010).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Washington Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0295990554
• ISBN 13: 9780295990552
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 249
• Éditeur: Glenn Susan A, Sokoloff Naomi B.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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