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Maya Barzilai - Golem - 9781479889655 - V9781479889655
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Golem

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Description for Golem Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.

2017 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Jewish Literature and Linguistics
Honorable Mention, 2016 Baron Book Prize presented by AAJR

A monster tour of the Golem narrative across various cultural and historical landscapes
In the 1910s and 1920s, a “golem cult” swept across Europe and the U.S., later surfacing in Israel. Why did this story of a powerful clay monster molded and animated by a rabbi to protect his community become so popular and pervasive? The golem has appeared in a remarkable range of popular media: from the Yiddish theater to American comic books, from German ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479889655
SKU
V9781479889655
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Maya Barzilai
Maya Barzilai is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Literature and Jewish Culture at the University of Michigan.

Reviews for Golem
Barzilai makes a bold even brilliant connection between . . . the golem and . . . the soldier.
Times Literary Supplement
[Barzilai] wisely decides to focus on . . . golem representations in response to war and other mass violence. Barzilais extensive research and clear, interesting style make this a fine work.
Publishers Weekly
The ... Read more

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