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Material culture and Jewish thought in America / Ken Koltun-Fromm

Author
Koltun-Fromm, Ken
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 342 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction : material culture and Jewish identity in America -- The material self : Mordecai Kaplan and the art of writing -- The material past : Edward Bernays, Joshua Liebman, and Erich Fromm -- Material place : Joseph Soloveitchik and the urban holy -- Material presence : Abraham Joshua Heschel and The Sabbath -- The material narrative : Yezierska, Roth, Ozick, Malamud -- The material gaze : American Jewish identity and heritage production -- Conclusion : American or Jewish material identity?
Summary
How Jews think about and work with objects is the subject of this fascinating study of the interplay between material culture and Jewish thought. Ken Koltun-Fromm draws from philosophy, cultural studies, literature, psychology, film, and photography to portray the vibrancy and richness of Jewish practice in America. His analyses of Mordecai Kaplan's obsession with journal writing, Joseph Soloveitchik's urban religion, Abraham Joshua Heschel's fascination with objects in The Sabbath, and material identity.
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ISBN
9780253004161 (electronic bk.)
0253004160 (electronic bk.)
1282555189
9781282555181
9786612555183
6612555181
9780253354549 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0253354544 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780253221834 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0253221838 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Digital File Characteristics
text file
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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