A spiritual life : a Jewish feminist journey / Merle Feld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feld, Merle, 1947-

Series:

SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feld, Merle, 1947-.

Feld, Merle.

Jewish women--United States--Biography.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--Religious life.

United States.

Jewish women--Religious life--United States.

Feminism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Feminism.

Feminists--United States--Biography.

Feminists.

Spiritual life--Judaism.

Spiritual life.

Jewish religious poetry, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 264 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1999]

Summary:

A unique memoir that interweaves poetry, narrative, meditation, and social history, A Spiritual Life explores the complex facets of a Jewish woman's spiritual coming-of-age, capturing the emotional and spiritual reality of contemporary Jews as well as religious seekers of all types. From the experiences of early childhood, to the spiritual awakening of a secular adolescent encountering Jewish tradition, to the alternately funny and searing tales of newfound independence, early married life, young motherhood, and midlife, Feld comments with honesty and clarity on the many stages of spiritual and artistic exploration and growth. Overarching all these accounts is the picture of how the cycle of the Jewish calendar year comes to provide an ever-renewing source of sustenance for the author's deepening spiritual expression.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index.

ISBN:

0791441172

0791441180

OCLC:

39262010