It could lead to dancing : mixed-sex dancing and Jewish modernity / Sonia Gollance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gollance, Sonia, author.

Series:

Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.

Stanford scholarship online.

Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture

Stanford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German fiction--History and criticism.

German fiction.

Yiddish fiction--History and criticism.

Yiddish fiction.

Dance in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the context of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Jewish culture, dance offers crucial insights into debates about emancipation and acculturation. While traditional Jewish law prohibits men and women from dancing together, Jewish mixed-sex dancing was understood as the very sign of modernity - and the ultimate boundary transgression. In this pioneering study, Sonia Gollance examines the specific literary qualities of dance scenes, while also paying close attention to the broader social implications of Jewish engagement with dance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION. THE SPACE OF THE DANCE FLOOR

CHAPTER 1. THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF ACCULTURATION

CHAPTER 2. HOW JEWS LEARNED TO DANCE

CHAPTER 3. THE TAVERN

CHAPTER 4. THE BALLROOM

CHAPTER 5. THE WEDDING

CHAPTER 6. THE DANCE HALL

EPILOGUE. “WHAT COMES FROM MEN AND WOMEN DANCING”

APPENDIX: LIST OF SOCIAL AND FOLK DANCES

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781503627802

1503627802

OCLC:

1243538255