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Interpreting Judaism in a Postmodern Age

Interpreting Judaism in a Postmodern Age

Paperback

Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies, Book 9

Judaism

ISBN10: 0814746756
ISBN13: 9780814746752
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Nov 1 1995
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Postmodernity marks a time of creative conflict when the voices of the other, previously rendered silent by the majority, are prominently heard. What effect has postmodernism had on Judaism? The neat narratives and metanarratives of the Jewish past are being questioned and deconstructed, allowing for different versions of Jewish history to emerge. For example, a postmodern exploration of the place of women in Talmudic culture can upset portraits of women as powerless and rabbis as closed off to female experience thereby helping to secure a place for women today. Similarly, an analysis of Zionism using concepts drawn from postmodern thinkers problematizes such basic Zionists concepts as nation, exile, and normalization, and raises significant questions concerning the relationship of Israel and the diaspora.

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