This book explores and reveals the intricacies of Jewish heritage in
contemporary Germany, the role it plays as a "moral heritage" in the
symbolic representation of Jews and Judaism in the national landscape,
and its relevance for the cultural sustainability of local Jewish
communities. The practice of synagogue music in the past and present
is a central case study in the discussions. This ethnographic study
examines how Jewish liturgical music as the cultural heritage of
minorities has been constructed, treated, discussed, appropriated, and
passed on to different actors in different forms and for different
purposes over time. It also examines the resulting moral and ethical
questions and power imbalances. The author discusses how both Jewish
and non-Jewish stakeholders utilize the music of 19th- and early
20th-century Reform Judaism and the Minhag Ashkenaz for a symbolic
reconstruction of German Jewry. Furthermore, they repatriate it in
local Jewish communities today. This is usually done for individual,
sometimes commercial, rather than religious reasons. The
Jewish-musical cultural heritage process is characterized by moral
imperatives and complex negotiations about power and representation.
It reveals problematic aspects of German-Jewish relations,
cross-generational rifts, and denominational differences between the
Jewish communities in post-war Germany.
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Sustaining Jewish Life in the Twenty-First Century
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781666904406
Publisert
2024
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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