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Brian Britt

Brian Britt is Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from the University of Chicago Divinity School.

CultureJune 10, 2009

Post-Zionism or Post-Judaism?

By Brian Britt

The Zohan and Restless are significant as indicators of the current state of Zionism, but without engaging Jewish tradition and regional politics, they remain celluloid fantasies of sex and the city.

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