Jewish Revival Inside Out
Remaking Jewishness in a Transnational Age
By WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS | Publisher: Wayne State University Press
About the book
Unravels the cultural tension inherent in projects of Jewish revival, renewal, and survival in the face of an uncertain future.Against the gloomy forecast of \"The Vanishing Diaspora\", the end of the second millennium saw the global emergence of a dazzling array of Jewish cultural initiatives, institutional modalities, and individual practices. These \"Jewish Revival\" and \"Jewish Renewal\" projects are led by Jewish NGOs and philanthropic organizations, the Orthodox Teshuva (return to the fold) movement and its well-known emissary Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism, and alternative cultural initiatives that promote what can be termed \"lifestyle Judaism.\" This range between institutionalized revival movements and ephemeral event-driven projects circumscribes a diverse space of creative agency, which calls for a bottom-up empirical analysis of cultural creativity and the re-invention of Jewish tradition worldwide. Indeed, the trope of a \"Jewish Renaissance\" has become both a descriptive category of an increasingly popular and scholarly discourse across the globe, and a prescriptive model for social action. This volume explores the global transformations of contemporary Jewishness, which give renewed meaning to identity, tradition, and politics in our post secular world.
Editions of Jewish Revival Inside Out
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780814349182
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780814349175
- EBook
- ISBN 9780814349496
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Unravels the cultural tension inherent in projects of Jewish revival, renewal, and survival in the face of an uncertain future.Against the gloomy forecast of \"The Vanishing Diaspora\", the end of the second millennium saw the global emergence of a dazzling array of Jewish cultural initiatives, institutional modalities, and individual practices. These \"Jewish Revival\" and \"Jewish Renewal\" projects are led by Jewish NGOs and philanthropic organizations, the Orthodox Teshuva (return to the fold) movement and its well-known emissary Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism, and alternative cultural initiatives that promote what can be termed \"lifestyle Judaism.\" This range between institutionalized revival movements and ephemeral event-driven projects circumscribes a diverse space of creative agency, which calls for a bottom-up empirical analysis of cultural creativity and the re-invention of Jewish tradition worldwide. Indeed, the trope of a \"Jewish Renaissance\" has become both a descriptive category of an increasingly popular and scholarly discourse across the globe, and a prescriptive model for social action. This volume explores the global transformations of contemporary Jewishness, which give renewed meaning to identity, tradition, and politics in our post secular world.
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What is Jewish Revival Inside Out about?
Unravels the cultural tension inherent in projects of Jewish revival, renewal, and survival in the face of an uncertain future.Against the gloomy forecast of \"The Vanishing Diaspora\", the end of the second millennium saw the global emergence of a dazzling array of Jewish cultural initiatives, institutional modalities, and individual practices. These \"Jewish Revival\" and \"Jewish Renewal\" projects are led by Jewish NGOs and philanthropic organizations, the Orthodox Teshuva (return to the fold) movement and its well-known emissary Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism, and alternative cultural initiatives that promote what can be termed \"lifestyle Judaism.\" This range between institutionalized revival movements and ephemeral event-driven projects circumscribes a diverse space of creative agency, which calls for a bottom-up empirical analysis of cultural creativity and the re-invention of Jewish tradition worldwide. Indeed, the trope of a \"Jewish Renaissance\" has become both a descriptive category of an increasingly popular and scholarly discourse across the globe, and a prescriptive model for social action. This volume explores the global transformations of contemporary Jewishness, which give renewed meaning to identity, tradition, and politics in our post secular world.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Jewish Revival Inside Out?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Social groups: religious groups and communities
Where can I read a sample of Jewish Revival Inside Out?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780814349182
Is Jewish Revival Inside Out part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Jewish Revival Inside Out?
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Jewish Revival Inside Out is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780814349182) and paperback(ISBN 9780814349175) and ebook(ISBN 9780814349496)
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