Jewish Studies at the Crossroads of Anthropology and History: Authority, Diaspora, Tradition

by Marina Rustow, Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Staff, Oren Kosansky

Over the past several decades, the field of Jewish studies has expanded to encompass an unprecedented range of research topics, historical periods, geographic regions, and analytical approaches. Yet there have been few systematic efforts to trace these developments, to consider their implications, and to generate new concepts appropriate to a more inclusive view of Jewish culture and society. Jewish Studies at the Crossroads of Anthropology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081224303X
• ISBN13: 9780812243031
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"