But is it "Jewish religious" fiction, or perhaps only "Jewish fiction" with a religious theme? A scope note is needed - and since I'm a law cataloger, writing it isn't my problem. --Aaron
On Thu, 26 Jul 2012, Shmuel Ben-Gad wrote: > I wonder if a novel like Sotah by Naomi Ragen might not be an example of > Jewish fiction aimed not exclusively at an orthodox readership.. > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Aaron Kuperman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. "Jewish religious fiction" - note that this is a 650 topical, not a > > 655 genre (yet) > > > > 2. While there is a distinct English language genre as such (oriented to > > books by and for Orthodox Jews), I'm not sure how this is applied to books > > with Jewish themes aimed towards broader audiences (e.g. Herman Wouk, Faye > > Kellerman), as the heading lacks a scope note. As there is also a heading > > for "Jewish fiction", there is definitely need for a scope note. I'm not > > sure there is truely a genre, beyond a handful of books aimed more for > > teaching than anything else, of religious fiction aimed towards > > non-Orthodox Jews. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, > > 24 Jul 2012, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Dear Safranim, > > > > > > Besides my volunteer job in my synagogue library I am employed in a > > public library shelving books. One of the librarians in the public library > > asked if there is a Jewish equivalent to the genre of "Christian Fiction." > > The hope is to balance the collection with Jewish and Moslem fiction that > > is along the same lines as the Christian fiction. > > > > > > > > > About Christian Fiction from Wikipedia - "Deborah Bryan of the Kansas > > Library Association suggests that a Christian fiction writer must comply > > with certain restraints such as: (1) Accept the truthful authority of the > > Bible (2) Address dilemmas through faith in Jesus (3) Believe that Jesus > > died and rose for sins of all people (4) A writer is restricted from > > writing about certain ?taboos.?[8]. She also suggests that this genre of > > books typically promotes values, teaches a lesson, always has a happy > > ending (good prevails over evil in all books), adheres to a decency code > > (certain boundaries such as sexuality, strong language, and topics of such > > cannot be crossed)..." > > > > > > Some authors who write in this genre are Janette Oke, Karen Kingsbury, > > Judith McCoy Miller, Tracie Peterson, Bethany Kennedy Scanlon, Tosca Lee > > and Robert Whitlow. > > > > > > Does Judaism have anything comparable to Christian Fiction? > > > > > > Thank you so much. > > > > > > Anna Lazaroff > > > B'nai Havurah > > > Denver > > > > > > > Aaron Wolfe Kuperman > > Library of Congress, ABA USPL, Law Cataloging Section > > > > This is NOT an official communication from the Library of Congress. > > > > > > > > __ > > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > > author > > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > > (AJL) > > ================================== > > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > > [email protected] > > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > > Ha-Safran Archives: > > Current: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > > Earlier Listserver: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org<http://www.jewishlibraries.org/> > > -- > > Hasafran mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > > > > > > -- > Shmuel Ben-Gad, > Gelman Library, > George Washington University. > > "Taste has never been corrupted by simplicity." > --Joseph Joubert > Aaron Wolfe Kuperman Library of Congress, ABA USPL, Law Cataloging Section This is NOT an official communication from the Library of Congress.
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