The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures explores the diversity of Jewish cultures and ways of investigating them, presenting the different methodologies, arguments and challenges within the discipline. Divided into themed sections, this book considers in turn: How the individual terms "Jewish" and "culture" are defined, looking at perspectives from Anthropology, Music, Literary Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, History, Art History, and Film, Television, and New Media Studies.
How Jewish cultures are theorized, looking at key themes regarding power, textuality, religion/secularity, memory, bodies, space and place, and networks. Case studies in contemporary Jewish cultures. With essays by leading scholars in Jewish culture, this book offers a clear overview of the field and offers exciting new directions for the future.
| ISBN: | 9780415473781 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2014 |
| Author: | Laurence Roth |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 414 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Literature Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities Literary studies: general |
The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures explores the diversity of Jewish cultures and ways of investigating them, presenting the different methodologies, arguments and challenges within the discipline. Divided into themed sections, this book considers in turn: How the individual terms "Jewish" and "culture" are defined, looking at perspectives from Anthropology, Music, Literary Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, History, Art History, and Film, Television, and New Media Studies.
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Jewish Cultures features in the following genres: Social groups: religious groups and communities, Literary studies: general
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The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Jewish Cultures was written by Laurence Roth and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Jewish Cultures has 414 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Literature Handbooks series
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