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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789734603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012

ISBN

1-283-37565-6

9786613375650

0-85745-258-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldbergHarvey E

CohenSteven Martin

KopelowitzEzra

Disciplina

305.892/4

Soggetti

Jews - Identity

Jews - United States - Identity

Jews - Israel - Identity

Israel and the Diaspora

Judaism - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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