Space and Place in Jewish Studies

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SPACE AND PLACE IN JEWISH STUDIES Key Words in Jewish Studies Series Editors Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan MacDonald Moore, University of Michigan Andrew Bush, Vassar College I. Andrew Bush, Jewish Studies II. Barbara E. Mann, Space and Place in Jewish Studies SPACE AND PLACE IN JEWISH STUDIES barbara e. mann rutgers university press New Brunswick, New Jersey and London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mann, Barbara E. Space and place in Jewish studies / Barbara E. Mann. p. cm. — (Key words in Jewish studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8135–5181–4 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8135–5182–1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Space—Religious aspects—Judaism. 2. Geographical perception. 3. Geographical perception in literature. 4. Place (Philosophy) I. Title. BM729.S76M36 2011 296.4⬘8—dc22 2011012798 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2012 by Barbara E. Mann All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. For permissions to reprint other copyrighted material, see the acknowledgments. Visit our Web site: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America To Israeli environmentalists, who struggle to make the world a safer and cleaner place ...