The Other in Jewish Thought and History Constructions of Jewish Culture and Identity |
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| Editor:
| Silberstein, Laurence J.
Cohn, Robert L. |
| Series title: | New Perspectives on Jewish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-7989-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1994 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $193.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.