Jewish literatures and cultures in Southeastern Europe : experiences, positions, memories / Renate Hansen-Kokoruš, Olaf Terpitz (eds.).

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Hansen-Kokoruš, Renate, editor.

Terpitz, Olaf, editor.

Conference Name:

Jewish Literatures and Cultures in Southeastern Europe - Experiences - Positions - Memories (Conference) (2019 : Graz, Austria)

Series:

Schriften des Centrums für Jüdische Studien ; Bd. 37.

Schriften des Centrums für Jüdische Studien ; Band 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Balkan Peninsula--History--Congresses.

Jews.

Jewish literature--Balkan Peninsula--History and criticism--Congresses.

Jewish literature.

Judaism and culture--Balkan Peninsula--Congresses.

Judaism and culture.

Judaism and literature--Congresses.

Judaism and literature.

Balkan Peninsula.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

428 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wien : Böhlau Verlag, [2021]

Summary:

The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy. Southeastern Europe is characterized by a high degree of ethnical, religious and cultural diversity. Jews, whether Sephardim, Ashkenazim or Romaniots "settling there in different periods" experienced divergent life worlds which engendered rich cultural production. Though recent scholarly and popular interest in this heterogeneous region has grown impressively, Jewish cultural production is still an under-researched area. The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy, thus creating a dialogue between Jewish studies, Balkan studies, and current literary and cultural theories.

Notes:

Based on the conference, "Jewish Literatures and Cultures in Southeastern Europe - Experiences - Positions - Memories" held in Graz in fall 2019.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783205212881

3205212886

OCLC:

1263757310