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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462097603321

Autore

Stadler Nurit

Titolo

A well-worn tallis for a new ceremony [[electronic resource] ] : trends in Israeli Haredi culture / / Nurit Stadler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Academic Studies Press, 2012

ISBN

1-61811-066-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Jewish identities in post modern society

Disciplina

296.7

Soggetti

Ultra-Orthodox Jews - Social conditions

Ultra-Orthodox Jews - Israel

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-160) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Content -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Religion and Modernity -- Chapter 2: The Haredi Community in Israel: An Overview of the Recent Literature -- Chapter 3: Challenging the Citizenship Mold -- Chapter 4: The New Haredi Family -- Chapter 5: Militarism -- Chapter 6: Haredi Voluntarism -- Chapter 7: Post-Fundamentalism and the Idea of Freedom -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Well-Worn Tallis for a New Ceremony is a study of contemporary ultra-Orthodox religiosity in Israel. This book analyzes the ongoing reconstruction of Haredi culture in Israel, a process which has been spurred on by the challenges of modernity, the worldwide resurgence of religion, and the strong sway of Israeliness. Despite its founders' and the present leadership's long-standing eff orts to establish and buttress a community enclave, various modern trends and state institutions, such as secularization, consumerism, feminism, and the military, are having a profound impact on the yeshiva world. In other words, modernity is making inroads into the Jewish state's Haredi "ghetto" and transforming many aspects of everyday life. Over the course of her extended research on this community, Stadler has discerned changes in several key areas, including religious life; the family structure; and the community's interface with government authorities and the rest of the populace. Her book sheds light on all of



these developments.