| Writing Jewish Culture: Paradoxes in Ethnography Contributor(s): Safran, Gabriella (Editor), Kilcher, Andreas (Editor), Kilcher, Andreas (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0253019621 ISBN-13: 9780253019622 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Religion | Judaism - History - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2015033420 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Focusing on Eastern and Central Europe before WWII, this collection explores various genres of ethnoliterature across temporal, geographical, and ideological borders as sites of Jewish identity formation and dissemination. Challenging the assumption of cultural uniformity among Ashkenazi Jews, the contributors consider how ethnographic literature defines Jews and Jewishness, the political context of Jewish ethnography, and the question of audience, readers, and listeners. With contributions from leading scholars and an appendix of translated historical ethnographies, this volume presents vivid case studies across linguistic and disciplinary divides, revealing a rich textual history that throws the complexity and diversity of a people into sharp relief. |