Going to the People: Jews and the Ethnographic Impulse Contributor(s): Veidlinger, Jeffrey (Editor), Veidlinger, Jeffrey (Contribution by), Bemporad, Elissa (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0253019087 ISBN-13: 9780253019080 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 305.892 |
LCCN: 2015023878 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 354 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Taking S. An-sky's expeditions to the Pale of Jewish Settlement as its point of departure, the volume explores the dynamic and many-sided nature of ethnographic knowledge and the long and complex history of the production and consumption of Jewish folk traditions. These essays by historians, anthropologists, musicologists, and folklorists showcase some of the finest research in the field. They reveal how the collection, analysis, and preservation of ethnography intersect with questions about the construction and delineation of community, the preservation of Jewishness, the meaning of belief, the significance of retrieving cultural heritage, the politics of accessing and memorializing lost cultures, and the problem of narration, among other topics. |