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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780605203321

Autore

Stadler Nurit

Titolo

Yeshiva fundamentalism [[electronic resource] ] : piety, gender, and resistance in the ultra-Orthodox world / / Nurit Stadler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8147-0892-7

0-8147-4114-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Classificazione

BD 7200

Disciplina

296.8/320954694

Soggetti

Ultra-Orthodox Jews - Israel

Orthodox Judaism - Israel

Jewish fundamentalism - Israel

Jewish men - Religious life

Yeshivas - Israel

Jewish religious education of adults - Israel

Spiritual life - Judaism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: redefining male piety and fundamentalism -- Yeshiva fundamentalism in Israel's Haredi community -- On the edge of transgression: the study of Talmud and the evil inclination -- Challenges to the fundamentalist denouncement of work -- The idealization of soldiers' masculinity -- The domestication of masculine piety -- A case study: terror, ZAKA, and the "soldiers of piety" -- Conclusion: a reconstruction of fundamentalism and piety.

Sommario/riassunto

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. The ultra-Orthodox yeshiva, or Jewish seminary, is a space reserved for men, and for a focus on religious ideals. Fundamentalist forms of piety are usually believed to be quite resistant to change. In Yeshiva Fundamentalism , Nurit Stadler uncovers surprising evidence that firmly religious and pious young men of this community are seeking to change their institutions to incorporate several key dimensions of the secular world: a redefinition of masculinity along with a transformation of the family, and participation in civic society through the labor mark