The drawing of boundaries has always been a key part of the Jewish tradition and has served to maintain a distinctive Jewish identity. At the same time, these boundaries have consistently been subject
Scholars now view the body as a reflection of a society. This admirable collection of 15 essays compiled by Diemling (religious studies, Canterbury Christ Church U., Kent, UK) and Veltri (Jewish studi
The chapters in this volume address the interconnections between social and personal memory, negotiations of identity, the contestation and drawing of boundaries from multiple points of view. It also
