The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Jewish Cultures (Routledge Literature Handbooks)

By: Laurence Roth and Nadia Valman

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Synopsis: The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures explores the diversity of Jewish cultures and ways of investigating them, presenting the different methodologies, arguments and challenges within the discipline. Divided into themed sections, this book considers in turn: How the individual terms "Jewish" and "culture" are defined, looking at perspectives from Anthropology, Music, Literary Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, History, Art History, and Film, Television, and New Media Studies. How Jewish cultures are theorized, looking at key themes regarding power, textuality, religion/secularity, memory, bodies, space and place, and networks. Case studies in contemporary Jewish cultures. With essays by leading scholars in Jewish culture, this book offers a clear overview of the field and offers exciting new directions for the future.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 400 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781135048549
Related ISBNs:: 9780203497470, 9780415473781, 9781138091894
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/14/23
Copyrighted By:: Laurence Roth, Nadia Valman
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Nadia Valman
Edited by:: Laurence Roth