Jewish Cultural Studies
- ISBN-10
- 0814338763
- ISBN-13
- 9780814338766
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 516
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-05-04
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Author
- Simon J. Bronner
Description
Defines the distinctive field of Jewish cultural studies and its basis in folkloristic, psychological, and ethnological approaches.
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