Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 446 pages) : illustrations |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. |
Summary |
No longer controlled by a handful of institutional leaders based in remote headquarters and rabbinical seminaries, American Judaism is being transformed by the individual spiritual decisions of tens of thousands of Jews living in all corners of the United States. A pulpit rabbi and American Jew, Kaplan follows this religious individualism from its postwar suburban roots to the hippie revolution of the 1960s and the multiple postmodern identities of today. From Hebrew tattooing to Jewish Buddhist meditation, his book describes the remaking of historical tradition in ways that channel multiple ethnic and national identities. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Judaism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Judaism. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Judaism -- 21st century.
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Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Spiritual life -- Judaism.
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Spiritual life -- Judaism. |
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Jews -- United States -- Identity.
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Jews. |
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Identity (Philosophical concept) |
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Jews -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Kaplan, Dana Evan. Contemporary American Judaism. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2008052006 (OCoLC)277472101 |
ISBN |
9780231510417 (electronic book) |
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0231510411 (electronic book) |
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9780231137287 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0231137281 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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