Jews and Jewish Identities in Latin America
Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives
Yaron Harel (Redaktør) Margalit Bejarano (Redaktør) Marta Francisca Topel (Redaktør) Margalit Yosifon (Redaktør)
«Jews and Jewish Identities in Latin America: Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives raises some fundamental questions concerning new modes of Jewish belonging, its cultural and religious interactions. These considerations seem to be more and more necessary, for we must have a clearer understanding of the singularity of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness in Latin America, by taking into account both the benefits and the perils of an increasingly dynamic and paradoxical global configuration.»
Maurício G. Righi, International Journal of Latin American Religions
This collection of articles constitutes a major contribution to the growing field of Latin American Jewish studies, offering different perspectives on the rich and complex phenomena in the social, political, and cultural development of Jewish communities in the area. Les mer
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This collection of articles constitutes a major contribution to the growing field of Latin American Jewish studies, offering different perspectives on the rich and complex phenomena in the social, political, and cultural development of Jewish communities in the area. The essays span across a wide range of subjects, from comparisons between Jewish communities from different countries and with different levels of assimilation, the effects of globalization and transnationalism on the field, the interactions between Jews and non-Jews in the area, all the way to literary criticism. Based on an international conference organized by the University of Sao Paulo, the Dahan Center of Bar Ilan University, and the Academic College in Ashkelon, this volume offers a new approach to Latin American Jewish studies: it contributes to demystifying stereotypes and raising awareness of the importance of Latin America in a global context, and it highlights the relevance of the different Jewish communities across the globe in their special relationship to the state of Israel.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Academic Studies Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781644690321
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«Jews and Jewish Identities in Latin America: Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives raises some fundamental questions concerning new modes of Jewish belonging, its cultural and religious interactions. These considerations seem to be more and more necessary, for we must have a clearer understanding of the singularity of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness in Latin America, by taking into account both the benefits and the perils of an increasingly dynamic and paradoxical global configuration.»
Maurício G. Righi, International Journal of Latin American Religions
«“This volume, with all of its interesting, intriguing, and challenging essays is, after all, a formidable sample of the diversity and extent of the Jewish communities in South and Central America, and in parts of the United States. Its scope presents a variety of subjects, including political ideologies, historical affinities, educational directions, and literary trends. Jews and Jewish Identities in Latin America surely will turn into a reference book for all interested in the Jewish presence in Latin America.” —Regina Igel, University of Maryland, Sephardic Horizons Vol. 9 No. 1 & 2»
Regina Igel, Sephardic Horizons