Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Jewish Cultures

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures</em> explores the diversity of Jewish cultures and ways of investigating them presenting the different methodologies arguments and challenges within the discipline. Divided into themed sections this book considers in turn:</p><ul> <li>How the individual terms Jewish and culture are defined looking at perspectives from Anthropology Music Literary Studies Sociology Religious Studies History Art History and Film Television and New Media Studies.</li> <li>How Jewish cultures are theorized looking at key themes regarding power textuality religion/secularity memory bodies space and place and networks.</li> <li>Case studies in contemporary Jewish cultures.</li> </ul><p>With essays by leading scholars in Jewish culture this book offers a clear overview of the field and offers exciting new directions for the future.</p>