Framing sukkot : tradition and transformation in Jewish vernacular architecture / Gabrielle Anna Berlinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berlinger, Gabrielle A., author.

Series:

Material vernaculars.

Material Vernaculars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sukkah--Buildings, structures, etc.

Sukkah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 252 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"The sukkah, the symbolic ritual home built during the annual Jewish holiday of Sukkot, commemorates the temporary structures that sheltered the Israelites as they journeyed across the desert after the exodus from Egypt. Despite the simple Biblical prescription for its design, the remarkable variety of creative expression in the construction, decoration, and use of the sukkah, in both times of peace and national upheaval, reveals the cultural traditions, political convictions, philosophical ideals, and individual aspirations that the sukkah communicates for its builders and users today. In this ethnography of contemporary Sukkot observance, Gabrielle Anna Berlinger examines the powerful role of ritual and vernacular architecture in the formation of self and society in three sharply contrasting Jewish communities: Bloomington, Indiana; South Tel Aviv, Israel; and Brooklyn, New York. Through vivid description and in-depth interviews, she demonstrates how constructing and decorating sukkah and performing the weeklong holiday's rituals of hospitality provide unique circumstances for creative expression, social interaction, and political struggle. Through an exploration of the intersections between the rituals of Sukkot and contemporary issues, such as the global Occupy movement, Berlinger finds that the sukkah becomes a tangible expression of the need for housing and economic justice, as well as a symbol of the longing for home"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Translating text: Sukkot in Bloomington, Indiana

Shchunat Hatikva, Tel Aviv: a geography of difference

Within Shchunat Hatikva: values and spaces

Sukkot in Shchunat Hatikva

Sukkot in Jaffa and Jerusalem

The right to house and home

Transcending architecture: Sukkot in Brooklyn, New York

Materials chart and Sukkot floor plans.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253035134

0253035139

9780253031839

0253031834

OCLC:

1002303018