ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures explores the diversity of Jewish cultures and ways of investigating them, presenting the different methodologies, arguments and challenges within the discipline. Divided into themed sections, this book considers in turn:
- How the individual terms "Jewish" and "culture" are defined, looking at perspectives from Anthropology, Music, Literary Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, History, Art History, and Film, Television, and New Media Studies.
- How Jewish cultures are theorized, looking at key themes regarding power, textuality, religion/secularity, memory, bodies, space and place, and networks.
- Case studies in contemporary Jewish cultures.
With essays by leading scholars in Jewish culture, this book offers a clear overview of the field and offers exciting new directions for the future.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
part |2 pages
PART I Defining terms: disciplinary perspectives
chapter |18 pages
Anthropology
chapter |12 pages
Music
chapter |13 pages
Literary studies
chapter |11 pages
Sociology
chapter |12 pages
Religious studies
chapter |12 pages
History
chapter |13 pages
Art history
chapter |13 pages
Film, television, and new media studies
part |2 pages
PART II Theorizing contemporary Jewish cultures
chapter |16 pages
Power
chapter |12 pages
Textuality
chapter |11 pages
Religion/secularity
chapter |10 pages
Memory
chapter |11 pages
Bodies
chapter |12 pages
Space and place
chapter |16 pages
Networks
part |2 pages
PART III Case studies in contemporary Jewish cultures