Approximately thirteen million people around the world define themselves as Jews, with the majority residing in the United States and Israel. This collection portrays the diversity of Jewish experienc
Early anthropologists saw a simple society in the Hebrew Bible. Recent approaches call upon ethnographic sensibilities, structuralism, and attention to literacy to understand biblical ritual, notions
"Providing an unparalleled overview of Sephardi and Middle Eastern Jewish communities in world history, this authoritative, stimulating work, superbly edited and clearly written, also suggests new app
Most of the essays in this volume were presented at a conference convened at the end of a research seminar held in 2004 at the Advanced Institute of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Eleven contribu
While Israel is a small country, it has a diverse and continually changing society. As a result, since the 1960s Israeli anthropology has been a fertile ground for researchers. This collection introdu
