Muscular Judaism
The Jewish Body and the Politics of Regeneration
Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | Todd Samuel Presner | ISBN: | 9781135982256 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 30, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Todd Samuel Presner |
| ISBN: | 9781135982256 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 30, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Providing valuable insights into an element of European nationalism and modernist culture, this book explores the development of the 'Zionist body' as opposed to the traditional stereotype of the physically weak, intellectual Jew. It charts the cultural and intellectual history showing how the 'Muscle Jew' developed as a political symbol of national regeneration.
Providing valuable insights into an element of European nationalism and modernist culture, this book explores the development of the 'Zionist body' as opposed to the traditional stereotype of the physically weak, intellectual Jew. It charts the cultural and intellectual history showing how the 'Muscle Jew' developed as a political symbol of national regeneration.
