Abstract
In this article I discuss the concept of "Volk" as it was formulated by Max Grunwald, the founder of jüdische Volkskunde (1871-1953). I show that his concept of "Volk" constructed a vision of Jewish culture as multiplicity in ways that stood in opposition to sociological views of Jewish cultural singularity that was occasionally formulated in racial terms. I trace Grunwalds conceptual legacy as it continued shaping the development of folklore-studies in Israel. I suggest viewing this legacy not as an "exception" to the history of Volkskunde. Rather, I argue that in the context of the internationalization of studies of cultures, disciplinary history ought to accommodate different perspectives that may enable viewing jüdische Volkskunde and its continuities in folklore-studies in Israel as part of an entangled history with Volkskunde/European Ethnology.
Translated title of the contribution | Anthropology, European ethnology, Folklore-Studies: Max Grunwald and the multiple historical meanings of Volkskunde |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 29-54 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Zeitschrift fur Volkskunde |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- History of Volkskunde
- Internationalization
- Max Grunwald
- Rasse
- Volk