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    A Tale of Hasidism in the Kingdom of Poland

    de Menashe Unger ...
    Traducido por Jonathan Boyarin ...
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  • On the Margins of Orthodoxy

    Among scholars of Jewish Studies, the process, history, and literature of exiting one’s native religious community is increasingly recognized as a new area within the field which, ironically, has a history stretching back to antiquity. By presenting scholarship from a diverse range of disciplines—including history, sociology, psychology, and gender studies—this volume deepens and broadens readers’ ... Leer más

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  • The Jewish Inn in Polish Culture

    Between Practice and Phantasm

    Series series Jews in Eastern Europe
    The Jewish inn (żydowska karczma) was a central pillar of economic and social life in Polish lands before the Second World War. While its primary role was to provide hospitality, it also functioned as a multifaceted hub for business, leisure, and religious festivities, reflecting its vital role in the community.In The Jewish Inn: Between Practice and Phantasm, editors Halina Goldberg and Bożena ... Leer más

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  • Yankel's Tavern

    Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland

    de Glenn Dynner ...
    Awarded Honorable Mention for the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award In nineteenth-century Eastern Europe, the Jewish-run tavern was often the center of leisure, hospitality, business, and even religious festivities. This unusual situation came about because the nobles who owned taverns throughout the formerly Polish lands believed that only Jews were sober enough to run taverns profitably, a belief so ... Leer más

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    Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

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    The work of Elliot R. Wolfson has profoundly influenced the fields of Jewish studies as well as philosophy and religion more broadly. His radically new approaches have created pioneering ways of analyzing texts and thinking about religion through the lens of gender, sexuality, and feminist theory. The contributors to New Paths in Jewish and Religious Studies: Essays in Honor of Professor Elliot R. ... Leer más

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