Golem – Modern Wars and Their Monsters Barzilai Paperback 9781479848454

GolemModern Wars and Their Monsters\nAuthor(s): Maya Barzilai\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479848454, 978-1479848454\nSynopsis\n2017 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Jewish Literature and Linguistics\n Honorable Mention, 2016 Baron Book Prize presented by AAJR\n A monster tour of the Golem narrative across various cultural and historical landscapes\n In the 1910s and 1920s, a \""golem cult\"" swept across Europe and the [url] later surfacing in Israel. Why did this story of a powerful clay monster molded and animated by a rabbi to protect his community become so popular and pervasive? The golem has appeared in a remarkable range of popular media: from the Yiddish theater to American comic books, from German silent film to Quentin Tarantino movies. This book showcases how the golem was remolded, throughout the war-torn twentieth century, as a muscular protector, injured combatant, and even murdero.