New Jewish Identities

New Jewish Identities
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Publisher : Central European University Press
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9789639241626
ISBN-13 : 9639241628
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Book Synopsis New Jewish Identities by : Zvi Y. Gitelman

Download or read book New Jewish Identities written by Zvi Y. Gitelman and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of essays that deal with the intriguing and complex problems connected to the question of Jewish identity in the contemporary world. Concerning the problem of identity formation, this book addresses very important issues: What is the content or meaning of Jewish identity? What has replaced religion in defining the content of Jewishness? How do people in different age groups construct their Jewish identity? In most cases, the authors have combined a variety of research methods: they drew samples or relied on the sample surveys of others; used personal interviews with respondents who are especially knowledgeable about their own Jewish communities, or based their research on participant observation of particular communities or communal institutions.


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