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Author Davidman, Lynn, 1955-

Title Tradition in a rootless world : women turn to Orthodox Judaism / Lynn Davidman
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 254 pages)
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Day in the Life of Two Jewish Women -- 2. Women, Judaism, and Modernity -- 3. A Journey into Two Jewish Communities -- 4. Order, Belonging, and Identity -- 5. Women into Wives and Mothers -- 6. Teachings on Jewish Religious Observance -- 7. The Dynamics of Conversion -- 8. On Women and Religious Traditions in Modern U.S. Society -- Appendix A: Interview Guide for Ba'alot Teshuvah -- Appendix B: Interview Guide for Rabbis -- Appendix C: Questionnaire for Bais Ghana Women -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Summary The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away from the myriad, complex choices presented by modern life and chosen instead a Jewish orthodox tradition that sets strict and rigid guidelines for women to follow. Lynn Davidman followed the conversion to Orthodoxy of a group of young, secular Jewish women to gain insight into their motives. Living first with a Hasidic community in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then joining an Orthodox synagogue on the upper west side of Manhattan, Davidman pieced together a picture of disparate lives and personal dilemmas. As a participant observer in their religious resocialization and in interviews and conversations with over one hundred women, Davidman also sought a new perspective on the religious institutions that reach out to these women and usher them into the community of Orthodox Judaism. Through vivid and detailed personal portraits, Tradition in a Rootless World explores women's place not only in religious institutions but in contemporary society as a whole. It is a perceptive contribution that unites the study of religion, sociology, and women's studies
Analysis Judaism Women
Notes Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Brandeis University
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and index
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Subject Jewish women -- Religious life -- United States -- Case studies
Jews -- United States -- Return to Orthodox Judaism -- Case studies
Orthodox Judaism -- United States -- Case studies
RELIGION -- Judaism -- Orthodox.
RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
Jewish women -- Religious life
Jews -- Return to Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodoxes Judentum
Frau
Jodendom.
Vrouwen.
Orthodoxie.
United States
USA
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021700821
ISBN 9780520911574
0520911571
0585362807
9780585362809
9780520072824
9780520075450
0520075455
0520072820