Material Culture and Jewish Thought in America

by Ken Koltun-Fromm

How Jews think about and work with objects is the subject of this fascinating study of the interplay between material culture and Jewish thought. Ken Koltun-Fromm draws from philosophy, cultural studies, literature, psychology, film, and photography to portray the vibrancy and richness of Jewish practice in America. His analyses of Mordecai Kaplan's obsession with journal writing, Joseph Soloveitchik's urban religion, Abraham Joshua Heschel's fascination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253221838
• ISBN13: 9780253221834
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher