Anthropologie, Europäische ethnologie, Folklore-Studien: Max Grunwald und die vielen historischen Bedeutungen der Volkskunde

Translated title of the contribution: Anthropology, European ethnology, Folklore-Studies: Max Grunwald and the multiple historical meanings of Volkskunde

Dani Schrire*

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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 contributionAnthropology, European ethnology, Folklore-Studies: Max Grunwald and the multiple historical meanings of Volkskunde
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)29-54
Number of pages26
JournalZeitschrift fur Volkskunde
Volume109
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • History of Volkskunde
  • Internationalization
  • Max Grunwald
  • Rasse
  • Volk

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