Rites and passages
Subtitle: beginnings of modern Jewish culture in France, 1650-1860
By: Jay R. Berkovitz.
Series: Jewish culture and contexts
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Jews -- France -- History -- 17th century.; Jews -- France -- History -- 18th century.; Jews -- France -- History -- 19th century.; Jews -- France -- Liturgy -- History.; Jews -- France -- Identity.; Jews -- Cultural assimilation -- France.; Jews -- France -- Social life and customs.; Religion and culture -- France.
Description: "Rites and Passages emphasizes the resilience of religious tradition during periods of social and political turbulence. Viewing French Jewish history through the lens of ritual, Berkovitz describes the struggles of the French Jewish minority to maintain its cultural distinctiveness while also participating in the larger social and economic matrix." "Introducing new and previously unused primary sources, Rites and Passages offers a fresh perspective on the dynamic relationship between tradition and modernity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.