The Uses of Tradition: Jewish Continuity in the Modern Era

How have modern Jews appropriated traditional aspects of their culture and religion to sustain them in the...
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Author: Jack Wertheimer
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Language: English
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The Uses of Tradition: Jewish Continuity in the Modern Era by Wertheimer, Jack

The Uses of Tradition: Jewish Continuity in the Modern Era

$90.60

The Uses of Tradition: Jewish Continuity in the Modern Era

$90.60
Author: Jack Wertheimer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
How have modern Jews appropriated traditional aspects of their culture and religion to sustain them in the modern world? Twenty-one distinguished scholars address this question by drawing on a range of disciplines: social and cultural history, ethnography, folklore, sociology, educational theory, and rabbinics. They examine Jewish communities from Russia to North Africa, from Israel to the United States. Among the subjects they explore are Jewish art, holiday practices, feminist ceremonials, adult education and religious movements in ISrael. The Uses of Tradition demonstrates the persistence of tradition and the limits to continuity. It asks: How extensively can tradition be reinterpreted before it is subverted? At what point is creative reinvention an act of betrayal? How effectively can selective borrowing from tradition sustain a religious community?

Author: Jack Wertheimer
Publisher: JTS Press
Published: 01/01/1992
Pages: 532
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.04w x 1.31d
ISBN: 9780674931589

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