Jewish bodylore : feminist and queer ethnographies of folk practices / Amy K. Milligan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milligan, Amy K., 1982- author.

Series:

Studies in folklore and ethnology, traditions, practices, and identities

Studies in folklore and ethnology: traditions, practices, and identities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human body--Symbolic aspects.

Human body.

Symbolism in folklore.

Human body--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Physical Description:

x, 129 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"Jewish Bodylore explores the symbology of the Jewish body. It considers how Jewish bodies can be conceptualized using folkloristics and how feminist methodologies of the body can be applied fairly to Jewish bodies, celebrating the multitude of ways in which the body can be conceptualized and experienced"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Jews, gender, and bodylore

Chapter 1: The subversive Jewish feminist body: creating spaces of protest through embodiment in synagogue life

Chapter 2: Renewing her body: engaging Jewish women's bodies in synagogue life

Chapter 3: Rebellious hair: Jewish feminist reinterpretations of the Orthodox Jewish ritual of Upsherin

Chapter 4: The Rose Winkel: Jewish navigation of the reappropriation of a Nazi symbol by LGBTQ young adults

Chapter 5: Queerly stitched: religious garb and LGBTQ Jewish pride symbols

Conclusion: Applications of Jewish feminist bodylore.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Milligan, Amy K., 1982- author. Jewish bodylore

ISBN:

9781498595797

1498595790

OCLC:

1057297629