Becoming Frum : How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism /

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When non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and Yiddish-influenced grammar. Becoming Frum explains how these newcomers lear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Benor, Sarah, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Yiddish language > Social aspects.
Sociolinguistics.
Orthodox Judaism > Social aspects.
Jews > Return to Orthodox Judaism.
Jewish way of life.
Hebrew language > Social aspects.
RELIGION > Judaism > Orthodox.
sociolinguistics.
Sociolinguistique.
Yiddish (Langue) > Aspect social.
Judaïsme orthodoxe > Aspect social.
Juifs > Retour au judaïsme orthodoxe.
Vie religieuse > Judaïsme.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:When non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and Yiddish-influenced grammar. Becoming Frum explains how these newcomers learn Orthodox language and culture through their interactions with community veterans and other newcomers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813553900

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