Three jewish journeys through an anthropologist's lens : from Morocco to the Negev, Zion to the Big Apple, the closet to the bimah / Moshe Shokeid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shokeid, Moshe.

Series:

Judaism and Jewish life.

Judaism and Jewish life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shokeid, Moshe.

Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (New York, N.Y.).

Anthropologists--United States--Biography.

Anthropologists.

Anthropologists--Great Britain--Biography.

Jews, Moroccan--Israel--Negev--Social life and customs.

Jews, Moroccan.

Israelis--United States--Social conditions.

Israelis.

Jewish gay people--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.

Jewish gay people.

Jewish lesbians--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.

Jewish lesbians.

Jewish LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Three Jewish Journeys Through an Anthropologist's Lens provides an overview of the ethnographic works carried out by a leading Israeli anthropologist over the course of his career. It presents Moshe Shokeid's explorations, discoveries, and feelings about the vicissitudes of social life, which he closely observed in three major arenas of contemporary Jewish life: Moroccan Jews who immigrated from the Atlas Mountains to become farmers in the semi-arid Negev fields; Israeli-born citizens who left their homes to start a new life in America; and, finally, American gay Jews who chose to preserve their cultural heritage and remain involved in synagogue life as part of the mosaic of New York Jews. The panoramic view of Shokeid's ethnographic journeys ends with a discussion of his methods of research and his personal experiences as a participant observer among his fellow Jews in their unique paths to promote their social and spiritual aspirations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PART ONE. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. AN ANTHROPOLOGIST'S WORK BETWEEN MOVING GENRES

PART TWO. MOROCCAN JEWS IN ISRAEL

CHAPTER 2. JEWISH EXISTENCE IN A BERBER ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER 3. THE EMERGENCE OF PSEUDO-KIN FACTIONS IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES

CHAPTER 4. THE REGULATION OF AGGRESSION IN DAILY LIFE: AGGRESSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MOROCCAN IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL

CHAPTER 5. THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON THE MOROCCAN JEWISH FAMILY IN ISRAEL

CHAPTER 6. THE DECLINE OF PERSONAL ENDOWMENT OF ATLAS MOUNTAINS RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN ISRAEL

CHAPTER 7. CULTURAL ETHNICITY IN ISRAEL: THE CASE OF MIDDLE EASTERN JEWS' RELIGIOSITY

PART THREE. ISRAELIS IN AMERICA

CHAPTER 8. ONE NIGHT STAND ETHNICITY: THE MALAISE OF ISRAELI-AMERICANS

CHAPTER 9. THE PEOPLE OF THE SONG

CHAPTER 10. FROM THE ANTHROPOLOGIST'S POINT OF VIEW: STUDYING ONE'S OWN TRIBE

CHAPTER 11. IN THE COMPANY OF AMERICAN JEWS: AN ISRAELI OBSERVER IN A LOWER EAST SIDE SYNAGOGUE

PART FOUR. GAY JEWS

CHAPTER 12. THE TALMUD CIRCLE: IDENTITIES IN CONFLICT

CHAPTER 13. "THE WOMEN ARE COMING": THE TRANSFORMATION OF GENDER RELATIONSHIPS IN A GAY SYNAGOGUE

CHAPTER 14. WHEN THE CURTAIN FALLS ON A FIELDWORK PROJECT: THE LAST CHAPTER OF A GAY SYNAGOGUE STUDY

CHAPTER 15. CLOSETED COSMOPOLITANS: ISRAELI GAYS BETWEEN CENTER AND PERIPHERY

PART FIVE. ON METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER 16. NEGOTIATING MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS THE COOK, THE NATIVE, THE PUBLISHER AND THE ETHNOGRAPHIC TEXT

CHAPTER 17. WHAT IS THERE TO A NAME? THE ETHNOGRAPHER AND HIS MOROCCAN SUBJECTS IN SHOKEIDA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF NAMES

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-387) and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-036-5

OCLC:

767644329