Jewish masculinities
Subtitle: German Jews, gender, and history
By: edited by Benjamin Maria Baader, Sharon Gillerman, and Paul Lerner
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780253002136; 9780253002068; 9780253002211
Subjects: Subculture; Jews; Ethnic relations; Jewish men; Congresses; Masculinity; Identity; History
Description: Stereotyped as delicate and feeble intellectuals, Jewish men in German-speaking lands in fact developed a rich and complex spectrum of male norms, models, and behaviors. Jewish Masculinities explores conceptions and experiences of masculinity among Jews in Germany from the 16th through the late 20th century as well as emigrants to North America, Palestine, and Israel. The volume examines the different worlds of students, businessmen, mohels, ritual slaughterers, rabbis, performers, and others, shedding new light on the challenge for Jewish men of balancing German citizenship and cultural affiliation with Jewish communal solidarity, religious practice, and identity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.