The Other in Jewish Thought and History: Construction of Jewish Culture and Identity (New Perspectives on Jewish Studies)

The Other in Jewish Thought and History: Construction of Jewish Culture and Identity (New Perspectives on Jewish Studies)

by LaurenceJ.Silberstein (Editor), RobertL.Cohn (Editor)

Synopsis

This text explores the ways Jews have defined other groups and themselves. Topics include: the construction of gender; the gentile as Other; the Palestinian as Other; blacks as Other in American Jewish literature; the Jewish body image as symbol of Otherness; and women as Other in Israeli cinema.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 467
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 30 Nov 1994

ISBN 10: 0814779905
ISBN 13: 9780814779903