Prayer & community : the havurah in American Judaism /

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Riv-Ellen Prell spent eighteen months of participant observation field research studying a countercultural havurah to determine why these groups emerged in the United States during the 1970s. In her book, she explores the central questions posed by the early havurot and their founders. She also exam...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prell, Riv-Ellen, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Fellowship > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Prayer groups > Judaism.
Prayer > Judaism.
Judaism > United States > Liturgy.
Camaraderie > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Groupes de prière > Judaïsme.
Prière > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme > États-Unis > Liturgie.
REL040010.
HISTORY > Jewish.
Fellowship > Religious aspects > Judaism
Judaism > Liturgy
Prayer groups > Judaism
Prayer > Judaism
United States
Judaism: life & practice
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Decorum in American Judaism: The Sacred in Social Interaction; 2. Havurah Judaism: Old World Decorum and Countercultural Aesthetics; 3. A Sabbath Minyan: Organization, Decorum, and Experience; 4. The Constituents of Minyan Prayer: Community, Interpretation, and Halaha; 5. The Prayer Crisis; 6. Praying in the Minyan: Performance and Covenant; 7. Community, Visibility, and Gender in Prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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