The Fractured Jew : : An Exploration of Modern Jewish Ontology via Identities in Popular Culture / / Joel West.
Historically Judaism has been called both a nation and a religion, yet there are those Jews who eschew the religious and national definitions for a cultural one. For example, while TV’s Mrs. Maisel is ostensibly a Jew, the actor playing her is not, and Mrs. Maisel’s actions are not always Jewish. In...
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Superior document: | Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022. |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2022. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (107 pages) |
Notes: | Musician Josh Groban claims that he is not Jewish because of his paternal lineage. Contrariwise, Comedian Tiffany Haddish claims Jewish identity specifically because of similar lineage. Using this contrast as a jumping off point, this book explores how Judaism and Jewishness represent themselves in popular culture. |
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