Jewish Families: Volume 4

by Jonathan Boyarin

Book Overview

From stories of biblical patriarchs and matriarchs and their children, through the Gospel's Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, and to modern Jewish families in fiction, film, and everyday life, the family has been considered key to transmitting Jewish identity. Current discussions about the Jewish family's supposed traditional character and its alleged contemporary crisis tend to assume that the dynamics of Jewish family life have remained constant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813562929
• ISBN13: 9780813562926
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary