Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Jewess Pallas Athena 1
4. Breaks in Tradition 14
5. “Egyptian Style” 30
6. The Myth of the Salon 42
7. “Cries into the Void” 56
8. The Modern Jewess 60
9. Encounters at the Margin 68
10. Odd Beings 85
11. In Search of History 99
12. Kaddish for R. L. 109
13. Baggage of Debris 121
14. Thinking in a Combat Alliance 134
15. “Complete Unreservedness” 138
16. Gestures and Poems 147
17. Goddess without a Name 156
18. Silence — Conversation 167
19. Notes 181
20. Bibliography 211
21. Acknowledgments 225
22. Index 227