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Diasporas and Exiles - Varieties of Jewish Identity (Hardcover)
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Diasporas and Exiles - Varieties of Jewish Identity (Hardcover)
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Diaspora, considered as a context for insights into Jewish
identity, brings together a lively, interdisciplinary group of
scholars in this innovative volume. Readers needn't expect,
however, to find easy agreement on what those insights are. The
concept "diaspora" itself has proved controversial; "galut, "the
traditional Hebrew expression for the Jews' perennial condition, is
better translated as "exile." The very distinction between diaspora
and exile, although difficult to analyze, is important enough to
form the basis of several essays in this fine collection.
"Identity" is an even more elusive concept. The contributors to
"Diasporas and Exiles "explore Jewish identity--or, more
accurately, Jewish identities--from the mutually illuminating
perspectives of anthropology, art history, comparative literature,
cultural studies, German history, philosophy, political theory, and
sociology. These contributors bring exciting new emphases to Jewish
and cultural studies, as well as the emerging field of diaspora
studies. "Diasporas and Exiles "mirrors the richness of experience
and the attendant virtual impossibility of definition that
constitute the challenge of understanding Jewish identity.
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