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Tradition in a Rootless World

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Availability:In StockContributor:Lynn DavidmanPublish date:1993-03-23Pages:268
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520075450ISBN-10:520075455UPC:9780520075450Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, SpiritualityBook Topic:OrthodoxSize:8.96 x 6.02 x 0.86 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC49R0478A
The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away from the myriad, complex choices presented by modern life and chosen instead a Jewish orthodox tradition that sets strict and rigid guidelines for women to follow.

Lynn Davidman followed the conversion to Orthodoxy of a group of young, secular Jewish women to gain insight into their motives. Living first with a Hasidic community in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then joining an Orthodox synagogue on the upper west side of Manhattan, Davidman pieced together a picture of disparate lives and personal dilemmas. As a participant observer in their religious resocialization and in interviews and conversations with over one hundred women, Davidman also sought a new perspective on the religious institutions that reach out to these women and usher them into the community of Orthodox Judaism.

Through vivid and detailed personal portraits, Tradition in a Rootless World explores women's place not only in religious institutions but in contemporary society as a whole. It is a perceptive contribution that unites the study of religion, sociology, and women's studies.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520075450ISBN-10:520075455UPC:9780520075450Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, SpiritualityBook Topic:OrthodoxSize:8.96 x 6.02 x 0.86 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC49R0478A
Lynn Davidman is Dorot Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and Sociology at Brown University.
Publisher: University of California Press

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