| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 283 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
The Lucius N. Littauer Book Fund. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A discussion on the specific cultural manifestations of the relationship between dogs and Jews, from ancient times to the present, this work covers a geographical range extending from the Middle East through Europe and to North America, while the contributorsall of whom are senior university scholars specializing in various disciplinesprovide a unique cross-cultural, trans-national, diachronic perspective. An important theme is the constant tension between domination/control and partnership that underpins the relationship of humans to animals, as well as the connection between Jewish societies and their broader host cultures. A public increasingly interested in cultural history in general and Jewish history in particular will benefit from the diverse perspectives provided herein. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter Two: From Unclean Species to Man's Best Friend: Dogs in the Biblical, Mishnah, and Talmud Periods -- Sophia Menache; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Dog Cult in Persian Period Judea -- Meir Edrey; Chapter Three: Good Dog-Bad Dog: Jews and Their Dogs in Ancient Jewish Society -- Joshua Schwartz; Chapter Four: Uncultured, Uncontrolled, and Untrustworthy-Yet Protective and Productive!: The Dog in the Mindset of the Jews of Medieval Islam -- Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman. |
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Chapter Five: The Bread, the Children, and the Dogs -- Kenneth StowChapter Six: "If a Jew Has a Dog ... ": Dogs in Yiddish Proverbs -- Robert A. Rothstein; Chapter Seven: A Dog without a People for People without a Dog: Rudolphina Menzel and Canines in Canaan -- Susan M. Kahn; Chapter Eight: Only Yesterday: A Hebrew Dog and the Colonial Dynamics in Pre-Mandate Palestine -- Uri S. Cohen; Chapter Nine: An Israeli Heroine?: .Azit the Canine Paratrooper -- Rakefet J. Zalashik; Chapter Ten: Adam Resurrected: A "Dog's" Journey from the Circus to Asylum -- Iftah Biran. |
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Chapter Eleven: Taking the Circumcised Dog by the Throat: A Critical Review of Contemporary Rituals for Dogs in America -- Aubrey L. GlazerChapter Twelve: Teaching the Jews and the Dog: A Pedagogical Essay -- Katharine Baker and Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman; The Contributors; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Dogs -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Dogs -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. |
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Dogs in the Bible.
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Dogs in the Bible. |
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Dogs -- Social aspects.
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Dogs -- Social aspects. |
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Human-animal relationships -- Religious aspects.
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Jews -- Social life and customs.
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Dogs. |
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Human-animal relationships -- Religious aspects. |
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General. |
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Jews -- Social life and customs. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Lieberman, Phillip I., 1970-
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Zalashik, Rakefet, 1973-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jew's best friend?. Brighton ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, ©2013 (DLC) 2012011214 |
| ISBN |
9781782840510 (electronic book) |
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1782840516 (electronic book) |
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9781782840497 (electronic book) |
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1782840494 (electronic book) |
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9781845194017 (h/b ; alkaline paper) |
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1845194012 (h/b ; alkaline paper) |
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9781845194024 (p/b ; alkaline paper) |
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1845194020 (p/b ; alkaline paper) |
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