Over the past several decades, the field of Jewish studies has
expanded to encompass an unprecedented range of research topics,
historical periods, geographic regions, and analytical approaches.
Yet there have been few systematic efforts to trace these
developments, to consider their implications, and to generate new
concepts appropriate to a more inclusive view of Jewish culture and
society. "Jewish Studies at the Crossroads of Anthropology and
History" brings together scholars in anthropology, history,
religious studies, comparative literature, and other fields to
chart new directions in Jewish studies across the disciplines.This
groundbreaking volume explores forms of Jewish experience that span
the period from antiquity to the present and encompass a wide range
of textual, ritual, spatial, and visual materials. The essays give
full consideration to non-written expressions of ritual
performance, artistic production, spoken narrative, and social
experience through which Jewish life emerges. More than simply
contributing to an appreciation of Jewish diversity, the
contributors devote their attention to three key
concepts--authority, diaspora, and tradition--that have long been
central to the study of Jews and Judaism. Moving beyond inherited
approaches and conventional academic boundaries, the volume
reconsiders these core concepts, reorienting our understanding of
the dynamic relationships between text and practice, and continuity
and change in Jewish contexts. More broadly, this volume furthers
conversation across the disciplines by using Judaic studies to
provoke inquiry into theoretical problems in a range of other
areas.
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