Of Moses and Marx : folk ideology and folk history in the Jewish Labor Movement
The Jewish Labor Movement was a radical subculture within the trade union and political movements in the USA in the early part of the 20th century. This work examines the Movement's beliefs and rituals as forms of expressive behaviour, rather than simply as emblems of ethnic identity.
Print Book, English, 1999
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Bergin & Garvey, Westport, Conn., 1999
XII, 248 Seiten
9780897896177, 0897896173
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Foreword by Paul Buhle Introduction When Moses Met Marx: Aspects of Jewish Radical Folk Ideology Folk Ideology and Folk History: Reading Writings about the Jewish Labor Movement Matters of Belief: Secularized Judaism and Spiritualized Radicalism "A Story in Itself": Personal Narrative and Folk Ideology Folklore and Folk Ideology: Political Expression in Traditional Forms The "Third" Seder of Passover: Liberating a Ritual of Liberation Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index