Jews of the Dutch Caribbean

Exploring Ethnic Identity on Curacao
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-138-00855-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 333 g

Jews of the Dutch Caribbean addresses identity and ethnicity, through a detailed study of a little-known group in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity including, for example, ecology, history, kinship, commerce and language use in everyday life and, crucially, rituals. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity and draws on ethnographic research to analyze ethnic identities and look at how it is shaped and negotiated.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benjamin, Alan F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 Research, a contract, and representation PART I Setting 3 Introduction 4 Ecology and prehistory 5 Selected elements of the Curaçaoan social setting 6 The Sephardi Jewish presence on Curaçao PART II Social practice 7 Introduction 8 Alternatively Jewish, alternatively Curaçaoan 9 Ascribing identities 10 Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Alan F Benjamin is a Lecturer in the Jewish Studies Program of the Pennsylvania State University, where his interests include contemporary Jewish identity and social boundaries.