Jewish Literatures and Cultures in Southeastern Europe - Experiences, Positions, Memories
Verlag | Böhlau Wien |
Auflage | 2021 |
Seiten | 428 |
Format | 16,0 x 3,5 x 24,0 cm |
Gewicht | 876 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Schriften des Centrums für Jüdische Studien Band 037 |
ISBN-10 | 3205212886 |
EAN | 9783205212881 |
Bestell-Nr | 20521288A |
The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy. §§Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe and their transmedial representation
The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy.
Southeastern Europe is characterized by a high degree of ethnical, religious and cultural diversity. Jews, whether Sephardim, Ashkenazim or Romaniots settling there in different periods experienced divergent life worlds which engendered rich cultural production. Though recent scholarly and popular interest in this heterogeneous region has grown impressively, Jewish cultural production is still an under-researched area.
The volume offers an overview of the diverse Jewish experiences in Southeastern Europe from the 19th to the 21st centuries, and the various forms and strategies of their representation in literature, the arts, historiography and philosophy, thus creating a dialogue between Jewish studies, Balkan studies, and cur rent literary and cultural theories.