{"product_id":"religion-or-ethnicity-zvi-gitelman-9780813544502","title":"Religion or Ethnicity?: Jewish Identities in Evolution","description":"Can someone be considered Jewish if he or she never goes to synagogue, doesn't keep kosher, and for whom the only connection to his or her ancestral past is attending an annual Passover seder?\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReligion or Ethnicity?\u003c\/i\u003e fifteen leading scholars trace the evolution of Jewish identity. The book examines Judaism from the Greco-Roman age, through medieval times, modern western and eastern Europe, to today. Jewish identity has been defined as an ethnicity, a nation, a culture, and even a race. \u003ci\u003eReligion or Ethnicity?\u003c\/i\u003e questions what it means to be Jewish. The contributors show how the Jewish people have evolved over time in different ethnic, religious, and political movements. In his closing essay, Gitelman questions the viability of secular Jewishness outside Israel but suggests that the continued interest in exploring the relationship between Judaism's secular and religious forms will keep the heritage alive for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zvi Gitelman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813544505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813544502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2009 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010","brand":"Zvi Gitelman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425073807615,"sku":"9780813544502","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_763929c9-d443-417e-8ec6-ac50392d13be.jpg?v=1761536828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-or-ethnicity-zvi-gitelman-9780813544502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}