Masculinity and the making of American Judaism
"How did American Jewish men experience manhood, and how did they present their masculinity to others? In this distinctive book, Sarah Imhoff shows that the project of shaping American Jewish manhood was not just one of assimilation or exclusion. Jewish manhood was neither a mirror of normative...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington Indianapolis
Indiana University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Judaism
/ Virilism
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion
History
B Jewish men Religious life United States B Religion Judaism History B Masculinity Religious aspects Judaism B Masculinity (United States) B Masculinity Religuous aspects Judaism B Jewish men Religious life (United States) B Masculinity United States |
| Summary: | "How did American Jewish men experience manhood, and how did they present their masculinity to others? In this distinctive book, Sarah Imhoff shows that the project of shaping American Jewish manhood was not just one of assimilation or exclusion. Jewish manhood was neither a mirror of normative American manhood nor its negative, effeminate opposite. Imhoff demonstrates how early twentieth-century Jews constructed a gentler, less aggressive manhood, drawn partly from the American pioneer spirit and immigration experience, but also from Hollywood and the YMCA, which required intense cultivation of a muscled male physique. She contends that these models helped Jews articulate the value of an acculturated American Judaism. Tapping into a rich historical literature to reveal how Jews looked at masculinity differently than Protestants of other religious groups, Imhoff illuminates the particular experience of American Jewish men"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290) and index |
| ISBN: | 0253026067 |