Writing Jewish Culture - Paradoxes in Ethnography (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Gabriella Safran • Andreas Kilcher
Contributors:	Andreas Kilcher • Gabriella Safran • Liliane Weissberg • Sylvia Jaworski • Jordan Finkin • Annette Werberger • Galit Hasan-Rokem • Eva Edelmann-Ohler
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	422
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-01958-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-253-01958-3
Barcode:	9780253019585

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