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History, Memory, and Jewish Identity
. Ed(S): Robinson, Ira; Cohn, Naftali S.; Ditommaso, Lorenzo
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Description for History, Memory, and Jewish Identity
Hardback. Takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is that the study of how Jews construct the past can help in interpreting how they understand the nature of their Jewishness. The individual chapters illuminate the ways in which Jews responded to and made use of the past. Editor(s): Robinson, Ira; Cohn, Naftali S.; DiTommaso, Lorenzo. Series: North American Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
This volume takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is that the study of how Jews construct the past can help in interpreting how they understand the nature of their Jewishness. The individual chapters illuminate the ways in which Jews responded to and made use of the past. If Jews choices of what to include, emphasize, omit, and invent in their representation of the past is a fundamental variable, then this volume contributes to the creation of a more nuanced approach to the construction of the ... Read more
This volume takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is that the study of how Jews construct the past can help in interpreting how they understand the nature of their Jewishness. The individual chapters illuminate the ways in which Jews responded to and made use of the past. If Jews choices of what to include, emphasize, omit, and invent in their representation of the past is a fundamental variable, then this volume contributes to the creation of a more nuanced approach to the construction of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Series
North American Jewish Studies
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618114747
SKU
V9781618114747
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Robinson, Ira; Cohn, Naftali S.; Ditommaso, Lorenzo
Ira Robinson is Chair in Quebec and Canadian Jewish Studies in the Department of Religion and Director of the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies, Concordia University, Canada. He is president of the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies, and was the 2013 winner of the Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award, Association for Canadian Jewish Studies. Naftali S. ... Read more
Reviews for History, Memory, and Jewish Identity
The editors [of History, Memory, and Jewish Identity] sought to – and succeeded in – bringing together important studies demonstrating how the past has been a source of memory and a means to shape identity in various contexts. ... This volume presents a welcome contribution to an ongoing debate about the relationship between history and memory and the ways the ... Read more