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Material culture and Jewish thought in America /

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 pra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koltun-Fromm, Ken
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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?