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Title: Diasporas and Exiles
Condition: New
Subtitle: Varieties of Jewish Identity
Author: Howard Wettstein
Contributor: Howard Wettstein (Edited by), Catherine M. Soussloff (Contributions by), Erich S. Gruen (Contributions by), Bluma Goldstein (Contributions by), Murray Baumgarten (Contributions by), Daniel Schroeter (Contributions by), Irwin M. Wall (Contributions by), Diane L. Wolf (Contributions by), Bernard Susser (Contributions by), Louise Tallen (Contributions by), Kerri P. Steinberg (Contributions by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0520228642
EAN: 9780520228641
ISBN: 9780520228641
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Release Date: 10/07/2002
Description: Diaspora, considered as a context for insights into Jewish identity, brings together a lively, interdisciplinary group of scholars in this innovative volume. Readers needn't expect, however, to find easy agreement on what those insights are. The concept "diaspora" itself has proved controversial; galut, the traditional Hebrew expression for the Jews' perennial condition, is better translated as "exile". The very distinction between diaspora and exile, although difficult to analyze, is important enough to form the basis of several essays in this fine collection. "Identity" is an even more elusive concept. The contributors to "Diasporas and Exiles" explore Jewish identity - or, more accurately, Jewish identities - from the mutually illuminating perspectives of anthropology, art history, comparative literature, cultural studies, German history, philosophy, political theory, and sociology. These contributors bring exciting new emphases to Jewish and cultural studies, as well as the emerging field of diaspora studies."Diasporas and Exiles" mirrors the richness of experience and the attendant virtual impossibility of definition that constitute the challenge of understanding Jewish identity.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 25mm
Item Weight: 635g
Release Year: 2002

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