A Cultural History of Jewish Dress

Zusatztext This captivating and well-structured book broadens and complements previous studies with contemporary sources and discussions! enticing the reader to approach the subject of fashion! history and culture from different perspectives ... This book is suitable both for an academic and for a general audience interested in Jewish dress! religious dress in general! as well as costume and fashion historians. Informationen zum Autor Eric Silverman is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the American Studies and Human Development department, Wheelock College, Boston, and a Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive account of Jewish clothing, both profane and sacred, from its origins through to the present day. Focusing on tensions over gender, ethnic identity and assimilation, each chapter discusses the meaning and symbolism of a specific era or type of Jewish dress, whether traditional or contemporary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction(Un)Dressing the IsraelitesThe Fashion of the RabbisBitter Bonnets and BadgesDressing for Enlightened CitizenshipFashionably Modest or Modestly Unfashionable?Black Hats and Unsuitable SuitsStraps, Fringes, Snails, and ShawlsI heart Yarmulke DayJewtiliciousConclusionGlossaryBibliographyIndex

List of contents

Introduction
(Un)Dressing the Israelites
The Fashion of the Rabbis
Bitter Bonnets and Badges
Dressing for Enlightened Citizenship
Fashionably Modest or Modestly Unfashionable?
Black Hats and Unsuitable Suits
Straps, Fringes, Snails, and Shawls
I heart Yarmulke Day
Jewtilicious
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Eric Silverman is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the American Studies and Human Development department, Wheelock College, Boston, USA and a Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Silverman, Wendy Silverman, Wendy Ed. Silverman, Silverman Eric
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.01.2013
• EAN: 9781845205133
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-513-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 244 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Dress, Body, Culture; Dress, Body, Culture (Hardcove; Dress, Body, Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); ART / History / General, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Jewish Studies, History of Art, Social and cultural anthropology, History of fashion, Fashion and textile design, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities