| Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures: Comparative Perspectives Contributor(s): Norich, Anita (Author), Miller, Joshua L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 047207301X ISBN-13: 9780472073016 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $94.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
| Dewey: 306.440 |
| LCCN: 2015049821 |
| Series: Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.75 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays brings to Jewish Language Studies the conceptual frameworks that have become increasingly important to Jewish Studies more generally: transnationalism, multiculturalism, globalization, hybrid cultures, multilingualism, and interlingual contexts. Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures collects work from prominent scholars in the field, bringing world literary and linguistic perspectives to generate distinctively new historical, cultural, theoretical, and scientific approaches to this topic of ongoing interest. Chapters of this edited volume consider from multiple angles the cultural politics of myths, fantasies, and anxieties of linguistic multiplicity in the history, cultures, folkways, and politics of global Jewry. Methodological range is as important to this project as linguistic range. Thus, in addition to approaches that highlight influence, borrowings, or acculturation, the volume represents those that highlight syncretism, the material conditions of Jewish life, and comparatist perspectives. |