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- Persistence and Flexibility: Anthropological Perspectives on the American Jewish Experience
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Anthropology and Judaic Studies (discontinued)
summary
Using a variety of anthropological approaches, the authors illustrate how the Jewish identity has persisted in the United States despite great subcultural variation and a wide range of adaptations. Within the various essays, attention is given to both mainstream Jews and to the Hasidim, Yemenites, Indian Sephardim, Soviet Emigres, and “Jews for Jesus.” Institutions such as the family, the school, and the synagogue, are considered through techniques of participation/ observation and in archeological research. Persistence and Flexibility provides a means of viewing the Jewish community through the prism of key events, or rituals, and symbols.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- 5. Learning to Be a Part-Time Jew
- pp. 96-116
- Part II: ARENAS OF JEWISH LIFE
- pp. 137-141
- Contributors
- pp. 291-293
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438424798
MARC Record
OCLC
42856446
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No