Being Jewish in Brazil - the world's largest Catholic country - is fraught with paradoxes, and living in Sao Paulo only amplifies these vivid contradictions. The metropolis is home to Jews from over 60 countries of origin, and to the Hebraica, the world's largest Jewish athletic and social club. Jewish identity is rooted in layered experiences of historical and contemporary dispersal and border crossings. Brazil is famously tolerant of difference but less understanding of longings for elsewhere. Celebrating both Carnival and the High Holidays is but one example of how Jews in Sao Paulo hold themselves together as a community in the face of the forces of assimilation. Misha Klein's fascinating ethgraphy reveals the complex intertwining of Jewish and Brazilian life and identity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Florida
ISBN-10
081306211x
ISBN-13
9780813062112
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221819830
Product Key Features
Author
Misha Klein
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Studies: General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Florida
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Misha Klein Is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma, USA.