Contested Rituals: Circumcision, Kosher Butchering, and Jewish Political Life in Germany, 1843-1933
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Rituals, Identities, and Politics -- 1. The Circumcision Questions in the German-Speaking Lands, 1843-1857 -- 2. German Unification, Emancipation, and the "Ritual Questions" -- 3. The Radicalization of the Ritual Questions, 1880-1916 -- 4. "The Disgrace of Our Century!" Circumcision, Kosher Butchering, and Modern German Politics -- 5. The Schachtfragen and Jewish Political Behavior -- 6. A "Renaissance" for the Ritual Questions? The Ritual Debates of the Weimar Republic -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index