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Hair, headwear, and Orthodox Jewish women : Kallah's choice /
This publication comments on hair covering based on an ethnographic study of the lives of Orthodox Jewish women in a small non-metropolitan synagogue. It brings the stories of these women to the forefront and probes questions as to how their location in a small community affects their behavioural ch...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London :
Lexington Books,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This publication comments on hair covering based on an ethnographic study of the lives of Orthodox Jewish women in a small non-metropolitan synagogue. It brings the stories of these women to the forefront and probes questions as to how their location in a small community affects their behavioural choices, particularly regarding the folk practice of hair covering. A 'kallah'(bride) makes the decision as to whether or not she will cover her hair after marriage. This study questions their contribution to Orthodoxy as well as their concept of Jewish identity and the ways in which they negotiate this identity with ritualized and traditional behaviour, ultimately bringing into question the meaning of tradition in a modern world.--Publisher description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 151 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-147) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739183663 0739183664 1498505546 9781498505543 |