Tradition in a rootless world : women turn to Orthodox Judaism / Lynn Davidman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidman, Lynn, 1955- author.

Contributor:

Walter de Gruyter & Co.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish women--Religious life--United States--Case studies.

Jewish women.

Jews--United States--Return to Orthodox Judaism--Case studies.

Jews.

Orthodox Judaism--United States--Case studies.

Orthodox Judaism.

Jews--Return to Orthodox Judaism.

Jewish women--Religious life.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 254 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"[Davidman's] rich ethnographic observations and lucid prose illuminate two of the more important aspects of modern religion generally: the changing role of women and the resurgence of traditional faith."--Robert Wuthnow, author of "Meaning and Moral Order

Contents:

1. A Day in the Life of Two Jewish Women

- 2. Women, Judaism, and Modernity

- 3. A Journey into Two Jewish Communities

- 4. Order, Belonging, and Identity

- 5. Women into Wives and Mothers

- 6. Teachings on Jewish Religious Observance

- 7. The Dynamics of Conversion

- 8. On Women and Religious Traditions in Modern U.S. Society

Appendix A: Interview Guide for Ba'alot Teshuvah

- Appendix B: Interview Guide for Rabbis

- Appendix C: Questionnaire for Bais Chana Women.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Brandeis University.

Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520911574

0520911571

Publisher Number:

99985449020

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.