Dynamic belonging : contemporary Jewish collective identities / edited by Harvey E. Goldberg, Steven M. Cohen, and Ezra Kopelowitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldberg, Harvey E.

Cohen, Steven Martin.

Kopelowitz, Ezra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Identity--Congresses.

Jews.

Jews--United States--Identity--Congresses.

Jews--Israel--Identity--Congresses.

Israel and the diaspora--Congresses.

Israel and the diaspora.

Judaism--21st century--Congresses.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World Jewry today is concentrated in the US and Israel, and while distinctive Judaic approaches and practices have evolved in each society, parallels also exist. This volume offers studies of substantive and creative aspects of Jewish belonging. While research in Israel on Judaism has stressed orthodox or "extreme" versions of religiosity, linked to institutional life and politics, moderate and less systematized expressions of Jewish belonging are overlooked. This volume explores the fluid and dynamic nature of identity building among Jews and the many issues that cut across different Jewish g

Contents:

section 1. The Fluid Nature of Jewish Belonging

Section 2. Diverse Attempts at Constructing Jewish Sub-Cultures in Israel and the United States

section 3. Diverse Ways of Connecting to the Jewish People.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613375650

9781283375658

1283375656

9780857452580

0857452584

OCLC:

771282617