This was the second collection of essays on topics in Jewish thought by British doctoral students. As with the first volume, the collection was intended to stimulate critical thinking on the relationship between the Jewish world and the wider culture.
You can download a pdf of the book (reconstructed from old files!) by clicking on the ‘Read an Extract’ button or here.
Contents:
An Orphaned Land?: Israel and the Global Extreme Metal Scene
Keith Harris
‘From Ambivalence to Contradiction: Postmodernity, Time and American-Jewish Identity’
Alex Gordon
‘Ghetto Radicalism: The Jewish East End’
Ben Gidley
‘Jewish Museums and Jewish Renewal’
David Clark
‘Passover Cleaning’
Robert Rabinowitz
Formats available: Out of print
First Published: November 1, 1999
Publisher: Limmud Publications
Themes: Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
The five essays in this book represent highly creative attempts to deal with the problematics of contemporary diaspora Jewish identity, including the need to deepen an understanding of new trends in Israeli society
Jonathan Webber
German translation: ‘Ein Verwaistes Land? Israel und die Extreme Metal-Szene’ in Testcard 9, 2001
Publication Date: November 1, 1999
Theme: Israel/Palestine, Jews and Metal, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Metal Music and Culture
Category: Book chapters
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