Ra'anan S. Boustan is Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Oren Kosansky is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College. Marina Rustow is Charlotte Bloomberg Associate Professor of the Humanities at the Johns Hopkins University.

• Preface-David B. RudermanIntroduction: Anthropology, History, and the Remaking of Jewish Studies-Ra'anan S. Boustan, Oren Kosansky, and Marina RustowPART I. AUTHORITYChapter 1. "How Do You Know That I Am a Jew?": Authority, Cultural Identity, and the Shaping of Postwar American Judaism-Riv-Ellen PrellChapter 2. Rabbis and Their (In)Famous Magic: Classical Foundations, Medieval and Early Modern Reverberations-J. H. ChajesChapter 3. Dreamers in Paradise: The Rise and Fall of a New Holy Site in Beit She'an, Israel-Yoram BiluChapter 4. Words, Images, and Magic: The Protection of the Bride and Bridegroom in Jewish Marriage Contracts-Shalom SabarPART II. DIASPORAChapter 5. The Dislocation of the Temple Vessels: Mobile Sanctity and Rabbinic Rhetorics of Space-Ra'anan S. BoustanChapter 6. Sacred Space, Local History, and Diasporic Identity: The Graves of the Righteous in Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz-Lucia RaspeChapter 7. Detours in a "Hidden Land": Samuel Romanelli's Masa' ba'rav-Andrea SchatzChapter 8. The Rhetoric of Rescue: "Salvage Immigration" Narratives inIsraeli Culture-Tamar KatrielPART III. TRADITIONChapter 9. Judaism and Tradition: Continuity, Change, and Innovation-Albert I. Baumgarten and Marina RustowChapter 10. In the Path of Our Fathers: On Tradition and Time from Jerusalem to Babylonia and Beyond-Sylvie Anne GoldbergChapter 11. Prayer, Literacy, and Literary Memory in the Jewish Communities of Medieval Europe-Ephraim KanarfogelChapter 12. A Temple in Your Kitchen: Hafrashat @Hallah-The Rebirth of a Forgotten Ritual as a Public Ceremony-Tamar El-OrChapter 13. Judaism and the Idea of Ancient Ritual Theory-Michael D. SwartzEpilogue. Toward an Integrative Approach in Jewish Studies: A View from Anthropology-Harvey E. GoldbergNotesList of ContributorsIndex

"This is a fascinating collection of essays. Everyone who is interested in how anthropology can fertilize the academic study of religious traditions should read this richly detailed book." (Talal Asad, City University of New York) "While closely focused on specific cases and offering close and careful readings of sources, this collection engages with core issues of tradition and authority in novel ways. Anyone interested in the question of tradition will find very rich food for thought." (Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, New York University)

Ra'anan S. Boustan is Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Oren Kosansky is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College. Marina Rustow is Charlotte Bloomberg Associate Professor of the Humanities at the Johns Hopkins University.

• Preface-David B. RudermanIntroduction: Anthropology, History, and the Remaking of Jewish Studies-Ra'anan S. Boustan, Oren Kosansky, and Marina RustowPART I. AUTHORITYChapter 1. "How Do You Know That I Am a Jew?": Authority, Cultural Identity, and the Shaping of Postwar American Judaism-Riv-Ellen PrellChapter 2. Rabbis and Their (In)Famous Magic: Classical Foundations, Medieval and Early Modern Reverberations-J. H. ChajesChapter 3. Dreamers in Paradise: The Rise and Fall of a New Holy Site in Beit She'an, Israel-Yoram BiluChapter 4. Words, Images, and Magic: The Protection of the Bride and Bridegroom in Jewish Marriage Contracts-Shalom SabarPART II. DIASPORAChapter 5. The Dislocation of the Temple Vessels: Mobile Sanctity and Rabbinic Rhetorics of Space-Ra'anan S. BoustanChapter 6. Sacred Space, Local History, and Diasporic Identity: The Graves of the Righteous in Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz-Lucia RaspeChapter 7. Detours in a "Hidden Land": Samuel Romanelli's Masa' ba'rav-Andrea SchatzChapter 8. The Rhetoric of Rescue: "Salvage Immigration" Narratives inIsraeli Culture-Tamar KatrielPART III. TRADITIONChapter 9. Judaism and Tradition: Continuity, Change, and Innovation-Albert I. Baumgarten and Marina RustowChapter 10. In the Path of Our Fathers: On Tradition and Time from Jerusalem to Babylonia and Beyond-Sylvie Anne GoldbergChapter 11. Prayer, Literacy, and Literary Memory in the Jewish Communities of Medieval Europe-Ephraim KanarfogelChapter 12. A Temple in Your Kitchen: Hafrashat @Hallah-The Rebirth of a Forgotten Ritual as a Public Ceremony-Tamar El-OrChapter 13. Judaism and the Idea of Ancient Ritual Theory-Michael D. SwartzEpilogue. Toward an Integrative Approach in Jewish Studies: A View from Anthropology-Harvey E. GoldbergNotesList of ContributorsIndex

"This is a fascinating collection of essays. Everyone who is interested in how anthropology can fertilize the academic study of religious traditions should read this richly detailed book." (Talal Asad, City University of New York) "While closely focused on specific cases and offering close and careful readings of sources, this collection engages with core issues of tradition and authority in novel ways. Anyone interested in the question of tradition will find very rich food for thought." (Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, New York University)

Ra'anan S. Boustan is Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Oren Kosansky is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College. Marina Rustow is Charlotte Bloomberg Associate Professor of the Humanities at the Johns Hopkins University.

• Preface-David B. RudermanIntroduction: Anthropology, History, and the Remaking of Jewish Studies-Ra'anan S. Boustan, Oren Kosansky, and Marina RustowPART I. AUTHORITYChapter 1. "How Do You Know That I Am a Jew?": Authority, Cultural Identity, and the Shaping of Postwar American Judaism-Riv-Ellen PrellChapter 2. Rabbis and Their (In)Famous Magic: Classical Foundations, Medieval and Early Modern Reverberations-J. H. ChajesChapter 3. Dreamers in Paradise: The Rise and Fall of a New Holy Site in Beit She'an, Israel-Yoram BiluChapter 4. Words, Images, and Magic: The Protection of the Bride and Bridegroom in Jewish Marriage Contracts-Shalom SabarPART II. DIASPORAChapter 5. The Dislocation of the Temple Vessels: Mobile Sanctity and Rabbinic Rhetorics of Space-Ra'anan S. BoustanChapter 6. Sacred Space, Local History, and Diasporic Identity: The Graves of the Righteous in Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz-Lucia RaspeChapter 7. Detours in a "Hidden Land": Samuel Romanelli's Masa' ba'rav-Andrea SchatzChapter 8. The Rhetoric of Rescue: "Salvage Immigration" Narratives inIsraeli Culture-Tamar KatrielPART III. TRADITIONChapter 9. Judaism and Tradition: Continuity, Change, and Innovation-Albert I. Baumgarten and Marina RustowChapter 10. In the Path of Our Fathers: On Tradition and Time from Jerusalem to Babylonia and Beyond-Sylvie Anne GoldbergChapter 11. Prayer, Literacy, and Literary Memory in the Jewish Communities of Medieval Europe-Ephraim KanarfogelChapter 12. A Temple in Your Kitchen: Hafrashat @Hallah-The Rebirth of a Forgotten Ritual as a Public Ceremony-Tamar El-OrChapter 13. Judaism and the Idea of Ancient Ritual Theory-Michael D. SwartzEpilogue. Toward an Integrative Approach in Jewish Studies: A View from Anthropology-Harvey E. GoldbergNotesList of ContributorsIndex

"This is a fascinating collection of essays. Everyone who is interested in how anthropology can fertilize the academic study of religious traditions should read this richly detailed book." (Talal Asad, City University of New York) "While closely focused on specific cases and offering close and careful readings of sources, this collection engages with core issues of tradition and authority in novel ways. Anyone interested in the question of tradition will find very rich food for thought." (Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, New York University)