Returning to Babel Jewish Latin American experiences, representations, and identity / [electronic resource] :
edited by Amalia Ran and Jean Axelrad Cahan.
- Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Jewish Latin America: issues and methods ; v. 1 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction Rethinking Jewish Identity in Latin America; Part One Jewish Latin American Experiences, Past and Present; Part Two Jewishness as Literary Representation; Part Three Jewish and Lo Latinoamericano in the Arts; Part Four The Notion of Otherness and the Question of Integration; Bibliography; Index.
This edited volume explores multiple representations by and of Jewish Latin Americans, thus revisiting the canon of Judeo-Latin American culture. It expands the horizon of what is traditionally considered "Jewish" or "Latinoamericano."
Jews--Identity.--Latin America Jews--Intellectual life--Latin America--21st century. Jews--Social life and customs.--Latin America Jews--Cultural assimilation--Latin America. Social integration. Latin American literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism. Jewish literature--History and criticism.--Latin America Jewish literature--History and criticism.--Latin America Jews--Cultural assimilation--Latin America. Jews--Identity.--Latin America Jews--Intellectual life--Latin America--21st century. Jews--Social life and customs.--Latin America Latin American literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism. Social integration. HISTORY / Latin America / General HISTORY / Latin America / South America