Fashioning Jews
Subtitle: Clothing, Culture and Commerce
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781557536570
Subjects: Jewish clothing and dress; Jews, social life and customs
Description: This volume presents papers delivered at the 24th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, held at Creighton University in October 2011. The contributors look at all aspects of the intimate relationship between Jews and clothing, through case studies from ancient, medieval, recent, and contemporary history. Papers explore topics ranging from Jewish leadership in the textile industry, through the art of fashion in nineteenth century Vienna, to the use of clothing as a badge of ethnic identity, in both secular and religious contexts.