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Examines the ways in which literary and artistic representations of the body, selfhood, subjectivity, and consciousness illuminate late- and post-Soviet ideas about the changing relationships among the individual, the environment, technology, and society.
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A survivor of concentration camps and the Death March, Eli Pfefferkorn looks back on his Holocaust and post-Holocaust experiences to compare patterns of human behavior in extremis with those of ordinary life.
Delving into Israel's multifaceted society, this title explores the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they... Læs mere
The fundamental book of Eliezer Schweid is a modern interpretation of the Bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary Jews with the Bible, from which a dynamic Jewish culture can continue to draw its inspiration.
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The astonishing revival of saint worship in contemporary Israel was ignited by Moroccan Jews, who had immigrated to the... Læs mere
This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of... Læs mere