02903nam 2200637 450 991045996090332120210615004112.01-4985-0554-60-7391-8366-4(CKB)3710000000251682(EBL)1810387(SSID)ssj0001347591(PQKBManifestationID)12586703(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001347591(PQKBWorkID)11361927(PQKB)10048733(MiAaPQ)EBC1810387(Au-PeEL)EBL1810387(CaPaEBR)ebr10987886(CaONFJC)MIL650832(OCoLC)892430222(EXLCZ)99371000000025168220140728h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHair, headwear, and Orthodox Jewish women Kallah's choice /Amy K. MilliganLanham ;Boulder ;New York ;London :Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,[2014]©20141 online resource (167 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-19552-8 0-7391-8365-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.A hairy subject: approaches to hair and hair covering -- Covering Jewish women: the congregational context -- Splitting hairs: the struggle for community definition in a small town Orthodox synagogue -- Wearing many hats: the hair covering practices of the Orthodox Jewish women at Degel Israel Synagogue -- Letting their hair down: Orthodox women at Degel Israel Synagogue who choose not to cover their hair -- Flipping their wigs for Judaism: non-Orthodox women who choose to cover their heads -- The long and short of it: a psychoreligious interpretation of hair covering.In this study, Milligan uses an interdisciplinary ethnographic approach to consider the lived religious cultural experiences of Orthodox Jewish women living in a small community. Through an investigation of hair and head covering, Milligan explores the meaning of tradition in a contemporary context.HairReligious aspectsJudaismJewish womenReligious lifeJewish womenConduct of lifeModestyReligious aspectsJudaismElectronic books.HairReligious aspectsJudaism.Jewish womenReligious life.Jewish womenConduct of life.ModestyReligious aspectsJudaism.391.5088/296832Milligan Amy K.1982-997845MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459960903321Hair, headwear, and Orthodox Jewish women2288483UNINA