Jewish families / Jonathan Boyarin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyarin, Jonathan.

Series:

Key words in Jewish studies ; v. 4.

Key Words in Jewish Studies ; IV

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Jewish families--Conduct of life--History.

Jewish families.

Jewish families--Religious life--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey ; London : Rutgers University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From stories of biblical patriarchs and matriarchs and their children, through the Gospel's Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, and to modern Jewish families in fiction, film, and everyday life, the family has been considered key to transmitting Jewish identity. Current discussions about the Jewish family's supposed traditional character and its alleged contemporary crisis tend to assume that the dynamics of Jewish family life have remained constant from the days of Abraham and Sarah to those of Tevye and Golde in Fiddler on the Roof and on to Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint. Jonathan Boyarin explores a wide range of scholarship in Jewish studies to argue instead that Jewish family forms and ideologies have varied greatly throughout the times and places where Jewish families have found themselves. He considers a range of family configurations from biblical times to the twenty-first century, including strictly Orthodox communities and new forms of family, including same-sex parents. The book shows the vast canvas of history and culture as well as the social pressures and strategies that have helped shape Jewish families, and suggests productive ways to think about possible futures for Jewish family forms.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface: Doing the Jewish Family

Introduction

1. Terms of Debate

2. State of the Question

3. In a New Key

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813562933

0813562937

OCLC:

861693146