{"product_id":"directed-by-god-yaron-peleg-9781477309513","title":"Directed by God: Jewishness in Contemporary Israeli Film and Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs part of its effort to forge a new secular Jewish nation, the nascent Israeli state tried to limit Jewish religiosity. However, with the steady growth of the ultraorthodox community and the expansion of the settler community, Israeli society is becoming increasingly religious. Although the arrival of religious discourse in Israeli politics has long been noticed, its cultural development has rarely been addressed. \u003ci\u003eDirected by God\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the country's popular media, principally film and television, reflect this transformation. In doing so, it examines the changing nature of Zionism and the place of Judaism within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the purview of secular culture, Israel's media initially promoted alternatives to traditional religious expression; however, using films such as \u003ci\u003eKadosh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaltz with Bashir\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Open\u003c\/i\u003e, Yaron Peleg shows how Israel's contemporary film and television programs have been shaped by new religious trends and how secular Israeli culture has processed and reflected on its religious heritage. He investigates how shifting cinematic visions of Jewish masculinity and gender track transformations in the nation's religious discourse. Moving beyond the secular\/religious divide, \u003ci\u003eDirected by God\u003c\/i\u003e explores changing film and television representations of different Jewish religious groups, assessing what these representations may mean for the future of Israeli society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yaron Peleg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477309519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477309513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"Yaron Peleg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986871419135,"sku":"9781477309513","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dffc7136-5fd5-48e9-8121-125fce59bd1f.jpg?v=1683285657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/directed-by-god-yaron-peleg-9781477309513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}