Stereotyped as delicate and feeble intellectuals, Jewish men in German-speaking lands in fact developed a rich and complex spectrum of male norms, models, and behaviors. Jewish Masculinities explores conceptions and experiences of masculinity among Jews in Germany from the 16th through the late 20th century as well as emigrants to North America, Palestine, and Israel. The volume examines the different worlds of students, businessmen, mohels, ritual slaughterers, rabbis, performers, and others, shedding new light on the challenge for Jewish men of balancing German citizenship and cultural affiliation with Jewish communal solidarity, religious practice, and identity.
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Stereotyped as delicate and feeble intellectuals, Jewish men in German-speaking lands in fact developed a rich and complex spectrum of male norms, models, and behaviors. Jewish Masculinities explores conceptions and experiences of masculinity among Jews in Germany from the 16th through the late 20th century as well as emigrants to North America, Palestine, and Israel. The volume examines the different worlds of students, businessmen, mohels, ritual slaughterers, rabbis, performers, and others, shedding new light on the challenge for Jewish men of balancing German citizenship and cultural affiliation with Jewish communal solidarity, religious practice, and identity.
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 2012 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2012 |
Editors | Benjamin Maria Baader, Sharon Gillerman, Paul Lerner |
Contributors | Judith Gerson, Etan Bloom, Stefanie Schueler-Springorum, Andreas Gotzmann, Robin Judd, Ann Goldberg, Lisa Zwicker |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 254 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-00206-8 |
Barcode | 9780253002068 |
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LSN | 0-253-00206-0 |