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1 online resource (v9, 268 0ages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
World Jewry today is concentrated in the US and Israel, and while distinctive Judaic approaches and practices have evolved in each society, parallels also exist. This volume offers studies of substantive and creative aspects of Jewish belonging. While research in Israel on Judaism has stressed orthodox or "extreme" versions of religiosity, linked to institutional life and politics, moderate and less systematized expressions of Jewish belonging are overlooked. This volume explores the fluid and dynamic nature of identity building among Jews and the many issues that cut across different Jewish g. |
| Contents |
Tables and Figures; Preface; Introduction -- Dynamic Jewish Identities: Insights from a Comparative View; Section I -- The Fluid Nature of Jewish Belonging; Chapter 1 -- Religion, Ethnic Identity, and the Sense of Belonging; Chapter 2 -- Conceptual and Pragmatic Aspects of Binarism: Examples from Israeli Society; Chapter 3 -- From Security to Insecurity: British Jewish Communal Leadership in the Context of Multiculturalism; Chapter 4 -- The Jewish Question Again: From Collective Identity to Social Vitality; Response to Section I -- Rethinking Categories and Challenging Futures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Jews -- Identity -- Congresses.
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Jews -- Identity. |
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Jews -- United States -- Identity -- Congresses.
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Jews. |
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United States. |
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Identity (Philosophical concept) |
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Jews -- Israel -- Identity -- Congresses.
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Israel. |
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Israel and the diaspora -- Congresses.
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Israel and the diaspora. |
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Judaism -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Judaism. |
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21st century |
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2000-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Goldberg, Harvey E., editor.
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Cohen, Steven Martin, editor.
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Kopelowitz, Ezra, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dynamic belonging. New York : Berghahn Books, 2012 9780857452573 (DLC) 2011025035 (OCoLC)731372977 |
| ISBN |
9780857452580 (electronic book) |
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0857452584 (electronic book) |
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9780857452573 |
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0857452576 |
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9786613375650 |
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