Boundaries of Jewish Identity

by Susan A. Glenn

Book Overview

The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and popular culture to consider contemporary and historical responses to the question "Who and what is Jewish?"

These essays are focused especially on the issues of who creates the definitions, and how, and in what social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295990554
• ISBN13: 9780295990552
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher