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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458336203321

Autore

Koltun-Fromm Ken

Titolo

Material culture and Jewish thought in America [[electronic resource] /] / Ken Koltun-Fromm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington and Indianapolis, : Indiana University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-55518-9

9786612555183

0-253-00416-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Disciplina

306.6/960973

Soggetti

Judaism - United States

Jews - United States - Identity

Jews - United States - Intellectual life

Jews - Cultural assimilation - United States

Electronic books.

United States Civilization Jewish influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : material culture and Jewish identity in America -- The material self : Mordecai Kaplan and the art of writing -- The material past : Edward Bernays, Joshua Liebman, and Erich Fromm -- Material place : Joseph Soloveitchik and the urban holy -- Material presence : Abraham Joshua Heschel and The Sabbath -- The material narrative : Yezierska, Roth, Ozick, Malamud -- The material gaze : American Jewish identity and heritage production -- Conclusion : American or Jewish material identity?