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The quest for Jewish belief and identity in the graphic novel / Stephen E. Tabachnick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tabachnick, Stephen Ely, author.
- Series:
- Jews and Judaism: history and culture.
- Jews and Judaism: history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--Religious aspects.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Judaism and literature.
- Graphic novels.
- Jews in literature.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature.
- Jewish literature--History and criticism.
- Jewish literature.
- Jews--Identity.
- Jews.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 258 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Many Jewish artists and writers contributed to the creation of popular comics and graphic novels. In The Quest for Jewish Belief and identity in the Graphic Novel Stephen E. Tabachnick takes readers on an engaging tour of graphic novels that explore themes of Jewish identity and belief. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Adaptations of the Bible
- Religion and identity in Art Spiegelman's Maus
- The holocaust graphic novel
- The Jewish experience in Europe and beyond
- The American immigrant experience
- Some female American Jewish creators
- Identity and belief in the Israel-centered graphic novel
- The orthodox graphic novel.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780817318215
- 0817318216
- OCLC:
- 863801695
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