| History, Memory, and Jewish Identity Contributor(s): Robinson, Ira (Editor), S. Cohn, Naftali (Editor), Ditommaso, Lorenzo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1618114743 ISBN-13: 9781618114747 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2016452791 |
| Series: North American Jewish Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.59 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is that the study of how Jews construct the past can help in interpreting how they understand the nature of their Jewishness. The individual chapters illuminate the ways in which Jews responded to and made use of the past. If Jews' choices of what to include, emphasize, omit, and invent in their representation of the past is a fundamental variable, then this volume contributes to the creation of a more nuanced approach to the construction of the histories of Jews and their thought. |