Doubting the devout : the ultra-orthodox in the Jewish American imagination /

Before 1985, depictions of ultra-Orthodox Jews in popular American culture were rare, and if they did appear, in films such as Fiddler on the Roof or within the novels of Chaim Potok, they evoked a nostalgic vision of Old World tradition. Yet the ordination of women into positions of religious leade...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rubel, Nora L., 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Religion and American culture (New York, N.Y.)
Temas:
Ultra-Orthodox Jews > United States > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Jews in popular culture > United States.
American fiction > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
Juifs ultra-orthodoxes > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Juifs dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
Roman américain > Auteurs juifs > Histoire et critique.
ART > Performance.
ART > Reference.
RELIGION > Judaism > Orthodox.
American fiction > Jewish authors
Jews in popular culture
Public opinion
United States.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A family feud
  • Orthodoxy and nostalgia in the American Jewish imagination
  • Rebbes' daughters: the new chosen
  • The new Jewish gothic
  • Muggers in black coats
  • Conclusion: they are us in other clothes.

Ejemplares similares