Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism (Paperback)

How did American Jewish men experience manhood, and how did they present their masculinity to others? In this distinctive book, Sarah Imhoff shows that the project of shaping American Jewish manhood was not just one of assimilation or exclusion. Jewish manhood was neither a mirror of normative American manhood nor its negative, effeminate opposite. Imhoff demonstrates how early 20th-century Jews constructed a gentler, less aggressive manhood, drawn partly from the American pioneer spirit and immigration experience, but also from Hollywood and the YMCA, which required intense cultivation of a muscled male physique. She contends that these models helped Jews articulate the value of an acculturated American Judaism. Tapping into a rich historical literature to reveal how Jews looked at masculinity differently than Protestants or other religious groups, Imhoff illuminates the particular experience of American Jewish men.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Sarah Imhoff
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	310
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-02621-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	0-253-02621-0
Barcode:	9780253026217

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