Summoned : identification and religious life in a Jewish neighborhood /

On a typical weekday, men of the Beverly-La Brea Orthodox community wake up early, beginning their day with Talmud reading and prayer at 5:45am, before joining Los Angeles' traffic. Those who work 'Jewish jobs' - teachers, kosher supervisors, or rabbis - will stay enmeshed in the Orth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tavory, Iddo, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Temas:
Orthodox Judaism > California > Los Angeles.
Jews > California > Los Angeles > Identity.
Judaïsme orthodoxe > Californie > Los Angeles.
Juifs > Californie > Los Angeles > Identité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Jews > Identity.
Orthodox Judaism.
California > Los Angeles.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Toward a sociology of summoning
  • From ethnic enclave to religious destination
  • Organizational entanglements
  • Edicts and interaction in synagogue life
  • The buzz of difference
  • Situational boundaries and balancing acts
  • The neighborhood as moral obstacle course
  • The density of worlds
  • Appendix: summoned and abductive analysis.

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