The Shaping of Jewish Identity in Nineteenth-Century France

• Hoofdauteur: Berkovitz, Jay R. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Wayne State University Press 2018
• Onderwerpen: Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Social groups: religious groups & communities
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Nineteenth-century French Jewry was a community struggling to meet the challenges of emancipation and modernity. This struggle, with its origins in the founding of the French nation, constitutes the core of modern Jewish identity. With the Revolution of 1789 came the collapse of the social, politica...