Becoming un-orthodox : stories of ex-Hasidic Jews /

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Leaving a religion is not merely a matter of losing or rejecting faith. For many, it involves dramatic changes of everyday routines and personal habits. Davidman bases her analysis on in-depth conversations with forty ex-Hasidic individuals. From these conversations emerge accounts of the great fear...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davidman, Lynn, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Orthodox Judaism > Relations > Nontraditional Jews.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews > Unites States > Anecdotes.
Judaïsme orthodoxe > Relations > Judaïsme réformé.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Interfaith relations > Nontraditional Jews
Orthodox Judaism
Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Anecdotes
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • becoming un-orthodox: stories of ex-hasidic jews
  • copyright
  • dediaction
  • a note on terminology
  • contents
  • Acknowledgments chapter one: the life worldsof hasidic jews
  • hasidic life: the metanarrative and religious bodily practices
  • Overview of orthodoxy hasidic families
  • narratives and embodiment
  • chapter two: tears in the sacred canopy
  • Exposure to the secular world ehud
  • sam
  • abby
  • secular relatives
  • leah
  • rutie
  • non-normative families
  • leah
  • Sarah shlomo
  • abuse
  • adina
  • abby
  • hadas
  • feminist critique
  • adina
  • rutie
  • leah

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