Description: Further DetailsTitle: ForbiddenCondition: NewSubtitle: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the PigAuthor: Jordan D. RosenblumFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 1479831492EAN: 9781479831494ISBN: 9781479831494Publisher: New York University PressGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Food & DrinkRelease Date: 10/08/2024Description: A surprising history of how the pig has influenced Jewish identityJews do not eat pig. This (not always true) observation has been made by both Jews and non-Jews for more than three thousand years and is rooted in biblical law. Though the Torah prohibits eating pig meat, it is not singled out more than other food prohibitions. Horses, rabbits, squirrels, and even vultures, while also not kosher, do not inspire the same level of revulsion for Jews as the pig. The pig has become an iconic symbol for people to signal their Jewishness, non-Jewishness, or rebellion from Judaism. There is nothing in the Bible that suggests Jews are meant to embrace this level of pig-phobia.Starting with the Hebrew Bible, Jordan D. Rosenblum historicizes the emergence of the pig as a key symbol of Jewish identity, from the Roman persecution of ancient rabbis, to the Spanish Inquisition, when so-called Marranos (“Pigs”) converted to Catholicism, to Shakespeare’s writings, to modern memoirs of those leaving Orthodox Judaism. The pig appears in debates about Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century England and in vaccine conspiracies; in World War II rallying cries, when many American Jewish soldiers were “eating ham for Uncle Sam;” in conversations about pig sandwiches reportedly consumed by Karl Marx; and in recent deliberations about the kosher status of Impossible Pork.All told, there is a rich and varied story about the associations of Jews and pigs over time, both emerging from within Judaism and imposed on Jews by others. Expansive yet accessible, Forbidden offers a captivating look into Jewish history and identity through the lens of the pig.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 590gRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Forbidden
Title: Forbidden
Subtitle: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig
ISBN-10: 1479831492
EAN: 9781479831494
ISBN: 9781479831494
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Food & Drink
Release Date: 10/08/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Forbidden : a 3000-Year History of Jews and the Pig
Publisher: New York University Press
Subject: Regional & Ethnic / Jewish & Kosher, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Anthropology / General, Jewish Studies
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2024
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Author: Jordan D. Rosenblum
Subject Area: Cooking, Social Science
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
