Jubuntu

Giving and Belonging in the Jewish Diaspora of Cape Town

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This study investigates the nexus between giving, belonging and Jewishness in South Africa. Expressing belonging to the Jewish collective as a diaspora community, relates individuals or collectives to the triadic relationship between local diaspora group, host society and homeland and other local communities of the same diaspora.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-02-15
Mått:148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt:585 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:434
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783662668863

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Larissa Denk was a PhD student at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Hamburg. Currently, she works on the prevention of right-wing and anti-democratic ideologies.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Theoretical perspectives on charitable giving, diaspora and belonging.- Methods and Research Design.- The history of Jews in South Africa.- Ethnography of Jewish Cape Town and Jewish giving ideals.- Organising the charitable diaspora community.- Making sense of ambiguities.- Giving and Jewishness.- Giving and South Africanness.- Jewish charity as gendered domain.Discussion and Conclusion.