Masculinity and the making of American Judaism
"How did American Jewish men experience manhood, and how did they present their masculinity to others? In this distinctive book, Sarah Imhoff shows that the project of shaping American Jewish manhood was not just one of assimilation or exclusion. Jewish manhood was neither a mirror of normative...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Bloomington Indianapolis
Indiana University Press
[2017]
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| En: | Año: 2017 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
USA
/ Judaísmo
/ Virilismus
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | BH Judaísmo |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Religión
History
B Religión Judaism History B Jewish men Religious life United States B Masculinity Religious aspects Judaism B Masculinity (United States) B Masculinity Religuous aspects Judaism B Jewish men Religious life (United States) B Masculinity United States |
| Sumario: | "How did American Jewish men experience manhood, and how did they present their masculinity to others? In this distinctive book, Sarah Imhoff shows that the project of shaping American Jewish manhood was not just one of assimilation or exclusion. Jewish manhood was neither a mirror of normative American manhood nor its negative, effeminate opposite. Imhoff demonstrates how early twentieth-century Jews constructed a gentler, less aggressive manhood, drawn partly from the American pioneer spirit and immigration experience, but also from Hollywood and the YMCA, which required intense cultivation of a muscled male physique. She contends that these models helped Jews articulate the value of an acculturated American Judaism. Tapping into a rich historical literature to reveal how Jews looked at masculinity differently than Protestants of other religious groups, Imhoff illuminates the particular experience of American Jewish men"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290) and index |
| Descripción Física: | vii, 300 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-02606-4 978-0-253-02621-7 0-253-02606-7 0-253-02621-0 |
