Contested rituals [electronic resource] : circumcision, kosher butchering, and Jewish political life in Germany, 1843-1933 / Robin Judd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Rituals, identities, and politics -- The circumcision questions in the German-speaking lands, 1843-1857 -- German unification, emancipation, and the "ritual questions" -- The radicalization of the ritual questions, 1880-1916 -- "The disgrace of our century!" : circumcision, kosher butchering, and modern German politics -- The Sch�achtfragen and Jewish political behavior -- A "renaissance" for the ritual questions? : the ritual debates of the Weimar Republic.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.