Material culture and Jewish thought in America [electronic resource] / Ken Koltun-Fromm.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koltun-Fromm, Ken
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Judaism > United States.
Jews > United States > Identity.
Jews > United States > Intellectual life.
Jews > Cultural assimilation > United States.
United States > Civilization > Jewish influences.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2010 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2010 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2010 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction : material culture and Jewish identity in America
  • The material self : Mordecai Kaplan and the art of writing
  • The material past : Edward Bernays, Joshua Liebman, and Erich Fromm
  • Material place : Joseph Soloveitchik and the urban holy
  • Material presence : Abraham Joshua Heschel and The Sabbath
  • The material narrative : Yezierska, Roth, Ozick, Malamud
  • The material gaze : American Jewish identity and heritage production
  • Conclusion : American or Jewish material identity?