{"product_id":"theatrical-liberalism-9780814759349","title":"Theatrical Liberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2013 National Jewish Book Award, American Jewish Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, Jews were one of the few European cultures without any official public theatrical tradition. Yet in the modern era, Jews were among the most important creators of popular theater and film–especially in America. Why?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Theatrical Liberalism, Andrea Most illustrates how\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Jews used the theatre and other media to navigate their encounters\u003cbr\u003ewith modern culture, politics, religion, and identity,\u003cbr\u003enegotiating a position for themselves within and alongside Protestant American\u003cbr\u003eliberalism by reimagining key aspects of traditional Judaism as\u003cbr\u003etheatrical. Discussing works as diverse as the Hebrew Bible, The\u003cbr\u003eJazz Singer, and Death of a Salesman—among many others—Most situates American\u003cbr\u003epopular culture in the multiple religious traditions that informed the\u003cbr\u003eworldviews of its practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a comprehensive history of the role of Judaism in the\u003cbr\u003ecreation of American entertainment, Theatrical Liberalism re-examines the distinction between the secular and the religious in both Jewish and American contexts, providing a new way of understanding Jewish liberalism and its place in a pluralist society. With extensive scholarship and compelling evidence, Theatrical Liberalism shows how the Jewish worldview that permeates American culture has reached far beyond the Jews who created it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrea Most","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48095348719867,"sku":"9780814759349","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_44732197-37fc-4760-abb1-8958eebfca36.jpg?v=1770448578","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/theatrical-liberalism-9780814759349","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}