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Publication details [#54950]

Dean-Olmsted, Evelyn. 2011. Shamis, halebis and shajatos: Labels and the dynamics of Syrian Jewishness in Mexico City. Language & Communication 31 (2) : 130–140.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Elsevier

Annotation

Investigating the current role and relevance of ethnic distinctions in Mexican Jewish identities, this study focuses on labeling practices, especially terms applied to Jews of Syrian ancestry. Ultra-Orthodox movements have come to surpass other indexical values in distinguishing the social types they denote.