The lives of Jewish things : collecting and curating material culture / edited by Gabrielle Anna Berlinger, Ruth von Bernuth.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Berlinger, Gabrielle A., editor, author of introduction, etc. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBdf6qfYh7X8FCRftxCcP |
| Other author/creator | Bernuth, Ruth von, editor, author of introduction, etc. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwhMM8PkqcCwXMjFtgR8C |
| Other author/creator | Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara, author of afterword, colophon, etc. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJv4jg4bhQWP9yg8MB6R8C |
| Other author/creator | Goldstein, Gabriel M., interviewer. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHcwGwfDPWBXTKVr6KBdP |
| Series | Raphael Patai Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Raphael Patai series in Jewish folklore and anthropology. ^A402582 |
| Partial contents | I. Jewish things in landscape and soundscape -- II. Jewish things on display -- III. Jewish things up close : two Southern studies -- Appendix. Collectors' roundtable : Gabriel Goldstein in conversation with Max N. Berry, Jane Gershon Weitzman, and William L. Gross. |
| Abstract | "Exploring the people and contexts that imbue Jewish material culture with its meaning. In museums, synagogues, antique stores, and personal collections, Jewish objects are gathered, studied, and passed down as material representations of a culture and faith. What defines these items as "Jewish," and how does an item acquire or lose this characteristic throughout its life? Drawing from material culture studies, folklore studies, and curatorial perspectives, this collection aims to answer these questions and reveal the life histories of Jewish things. Essays consider assemblages ranging from Holocaust ephemera to religious relics and pieces of art. Each time these materials cross geographic, cultural, or social borders, their Jewishness is redefined through new dialogues about maker and user, buyer and seller, insider and outsider. Each contributor's insight builds bridges between curators, private collectors, scholars, and archivists whose diverse perspectives inform a growing conversation in folklore, religion, and Jewish studies that places material culture at the heart of Jewish cultural and historical narratives. Tracing the paths of Jewish things across time, place, and culture, this collection reveals complex stories of individual and collective struggles to survive"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Source of description | Description based on publisher data; resource not viewed. TLvILS |
| ISBN | 9780814350454 |
| ISBN | 0814350453 |
| ISBN | 9780814350461 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0814350461 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |