Postmodernity marks a time of creative conflict when the voices
of the other, previously rendered silent by the majority, are
prominently heard. What effect has postmodernism had on
Judaism?
The neat narratives and metanarratives of the Jewish past are
being questioned and deconstructed, allowing for different versions
of Jewish history to emerge. For example, a postmodern exploration
of the place of women in Talmudic culture can upset portraits of
women as powerless and rabbis as closed off to female experience
thereby helping to secure a place for women today. Similarly, an
analysis of Zionism using concepts drawn from postmodern thinkers
problematizes such basic Zionists concepts as nation, exile, and
normalization, and raises significant questions concerning the
relationship of Israel and the diaspora.
The twelve contributors, including Daniel Boyarin, Elliot R.
Wolfson, and Laurence J. Silberstein, shed new light on the central
texts and issues of Judaism through their postmodern
interpretations. They offer up provocative perspectives on Bible
and Midrash; Talmud and Halakhah; Kabbalah; Zionism; the Holocaust;
feminism; literature; pedagogy; and liturgy.
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