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

Biographical note: Ra'anan S. Boustan is Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Oren Kosansky is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College. Marina Rustow is Charlotte Bloomberg Associate Professor...

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Contributors: Boustan, Ra'anan S. (Other) ; Kosansky, Oren (Other) ; Rustow, Marina (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ra'anan S. Boustan; Oren Kosansky; Marina Rustow (Hrsg.), Jewish studies at the crossroads of anthropology and history. Authority, diaspora, tradition] (2013) (Boum, Aomar, 1970 -)
Series/Journal:Jewish Culture and Contexts
Further subjects:B Jews Study and teaching
B Jews Study and teaching
B Judaism Study and teaching
B Religion Judaism History
B Tradition (Judaism)
B Authority Religious aspects Judaism
B Religion / Judaism / History
B Authority Religious aspects Judaism
B Jewish Diaspora
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Summary:Biographical note: Ra'anan S. Boustan is Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Oren Kosansky is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College. Marina Rustow is Charlotte Bloomberg Associate Professor of the Humanities at the Johns Hopkins University.
This volume explores forms of Jewish experience that span the period from antiquity to the present and encompass a wide range of textual, ritual, spatial, and visual materials. Chapters devote sustained attention to three key concepts—authority, diaspora, and tradition—that have long been central to the study of Jews and Judaism.
ISBN:0812204867
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.9783/9780812204865