TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mann,Barbara E.
TI  - Space and Place in Jewish Studies
SN  - 9780813552125 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BM729.S76 .M836 2012 
U1  - 296.48 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Piscataway
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - Geographical perception in literature
KW  - Geographical perception
KW  - Place (Philosophy)
KW  - Space
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Judaism
KW  - RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I; 1 Makom; 2 The Garden; 3 Jerusalem; 4 The Land; PART II; 5 Bayit; 6 Diasporas; 7 The City; PART III; 8 Eruv; 1489 Environment; Notes; Index
N2  - Space and Place in Jewish Studies embraces how notions of & ldquo;Jewish space, & rdquo; diaspora, and home continue to resonate within contemporary discourse, bringing space to the foreground as a practical and analytical category. Barbara Mann takes us on a journey from medieval Levantine trade routes to the Eastern European shtetl to the streets of contemporary New York, introducing readers to the variety of ways in which Jews have historically formed communities and created a sense of place for themselves. Combining cutting-edge theory with rabbinics, anthropology, and literary analysis, Mann
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